Title: Volcanic Arcs, Chapters 16 and 17
1Volcanic Arcs, Chapters 16 and 17
2- Ocean-ocean convergence ? Island Arc (IA)
- Ocean-continent convergence ? Continental Arc
Figure 16-1. Principal subduction zones
associated with orogenic volcanism and plutonism.
Triangles are on the overriding plate. PBS
Papuan-Bismarck-Solomon-New Hebrides arc. After
Wilson (1989) Igneous Petrogenesis, Allen
Unwin/Kluwer.
3Arcs are
- Arcuate volcanic chains above subduction zones
- Distinctly different from mainly basaltic
provinces thus far - Compositions more diverse
- Basalt generally subordinate
- More explosive viscous, cool, magmas trap gas
- Strato-volcanoes most common volcanic landform
4Chapter 16. Island Arc Magmatism
5Structure of an Island Arc
Figure 16-2. Schematic cross section through a
typical island arc after Gill (1981), Orogenic
Andesites and Plate Tectonics. Springer-Verlag.
HFU heat flow unit (4.2 x 10-6 joules/cm2/sec)
6Volcanic Rocks of Island Arcs
- Complex tectonic situation and broad spectrum of
rock types - High proportion of Basaltic - andesite and
Andesite - Most Andesites occur in subduction zone settings
7Recall Major Magma Series
- Alkaline series (OIA ocean island alkaline)
- Sub-alkaline types
- Tholeiitic series (MORB, OIT)
- Calc-Alkaline series (IA island arcs)
- C-A restricted to magmas generated near
subduction zones, but keep in mind other series
occur there too
8Major Magma Series visualized with Major Elements
- a. Alkali vs. silica all
- b. AFM for subalkaline
- c. FeO/MgO vs. silica
- Diagrams for 1,946 analyses from 30 volcanic
island arcs and continental arcs
Figure 16-3. Data compiled by Terry Plank (Plank
and Langmuir, 1988) Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 90,
349-370.
9Not all volcanic arcs above a subduction zone are
calc-alkaline.
Figure 16-6. b. AFM diagram distinguishing
tholeiitic and calc-alkaline series. Arrows
represent differentiation trends within a series.
10Sub-series Calc-Alkaline
- K2O is an important discriminator ? Gill (1981)
recognized three Andesite sub-series
Figure 16-4. The three andesite series of Gill
(1981) Orogenic Andesites and Plate Tectonics.
Springer-Verlag. Contours represent the
concentration of 2500 analyses of andesites
stored in the large data file RKOC76 (Carnegie
Institute of Washington).
11Figure 16-6. a. K2O-SiO2 diagram distinguishing
high-K, medium-K and low-K series. Large squares
high-K, stars med.-K, diamonds low-K series
from Table 16-2. Smaller symbols are identified
in the caption. Differentiation within a series
(presumably dominated by fractional
crystallization) is indicated by the arrow.
Different primary magmas (to the left) are
distinguished by vertical variations in K2O at
low SiO2. After Gill, 1981, Orogenic Andesites
and Plate Tectonics. Springer-Verlag.
12If partition on basis of K versus
Tholeiitic/calc-alkaline, most common samples are
Figure 16-5. Combined K2O - FeO/MgO diagram in
which the Low-K to High-K series are combined
with the tholeiitic vs. calc-alkaline types,
resulting in six andesite series, after Gill
(1981) Orogenic Andesites and Plate Tectonics.
Springer-Verlag. The points represent the
analyses in the appendix of Gill (1981).
13Tholeiitic vs. Calc-alkaline differentiationfor
our three examples
Figure 16-6. From Winter (2001) An Introduction
to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice
Hall.
14Tholeiitic vs. Calc-alkaline differentiationseems
to depend on K
- C-A shows continually increasing SiO2 and lacks
dramatic Fe enrichment
High K
15Calc-alkaline differentiation WHY?
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- Early (as opposed to late in Tholeiites)
crystallization of an Fe-Ti oxide phase. - Probably related to the high water content of
calc-alkaline magmas in arcs - Iron is removed early so a middle fractionation
high iron composition cannot occur as it does in
Tholeiites
16Other Trends
- Spatial
- Antilles ? more alkaline N ? S
- Aleutians segmented with C-A prevalent in center
and tholeiite prevalent at ends - IDEA source/collection points for high K clays
(Illite) near trench? - Temporal
- Early Tholeiitic ? later C-A and often latest
alkaline is common
17Trace Elements
- REEs
- HREE flat in all,
- so garnet, which sequesters the HREEs, not in
equilibrium with the melt - Garnet last to go in partial melting of
Lherzolite. If melted, HREE would be high. - also not from subducted basalt, which becomes
eclogite with garnet at 110 km.
The HREE are flat, implying that garnet, which
strongly partitions (holds) the HREE, was not in
equilibrium with the melt. Melts derived from
eclogite are depleted in HREE (abundant garnet
in residue). This causes the characteristic low
HREE
Figure 16-10
18- MORB-normalized Spider diagrams
- IA high LIL (LIL are hydrophilic), low HFS
What is it about subduction zone setting that
causes fluid-assisted enrichment?
HFSHigh Field-strength
Intraplate OIB has similar hump
Most incompatible
Figure 16-11a. MORB-normalized spider diagrams
for selected island arc basalts. Using the
normalization and ordering scheme of Pearce
(1983) with LIL on the left and HFS on the right
and compatibility increasing outward from Ba-Th.
Data from BVTP. Composite OIB from Fig 14-3 in
yellow.
Figure 14-4. Winter (2001) An Introduction to
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
Data from Sun and McDonough (1989) In A. D.
Saunders and M. J. Norry (eds.), Magmatism in the
Ocean Basins. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ., 42.
pp. 313-345.
19Isotopes
- New Britain, Marianas, Aleutians, and South
Sandwich volcanics plot show sediment
contamination of DM
Antilles (Atlantic) and Banda and New Zealand
(Pacific) can be explained by partial melting of
a MORB-type source the addition of the type of
sediment that exist on the subducting plate
(Pacific sediment has 87Sr/86Sr around 0.715and
143Nd/144Nd around 0.5123) The increasing N-S
Antilles Nd enrichment probably related to the
increasing proximity of the southern end to the
South American sediment source of the Amazon
Figure 16-12. Nd-Sr isotopic variation in some
island arc volcanics. MORB and mantle array from
Figures 13-11 and 10-15. After Wilson (1989),
Arculus and Powell (1986), Gill (1981), and
McCulloch et al. (1994). Atlantic sediment data
from White et al. (1985).
20Pb in some arcs overlap with the MORB data
depleted mantle component is a major reservoir
for subduction zone magmas Majority of data
enriched in radiogenic lead (207Pb and 206Pb),
trending toward the appropriate oceanic marine
sedimentary reservoir
Figure 16-13. Variation in 207Pb/204Pb vs.
206Pb/204Pb for oceanic island arc volcanics.
Included are the isotopic reservoirs and the
Northern Hemisphere Reference Line (NHRL)
proposed in Chapter 14. The geochron represents
the mutual evolution of 207Pb/204Pb and
206Pb/204Pb in a single-stage homogeneous
reservoir. Data sources listed in Wilson (1989).
21- 10Be created by cosmic rays oxygen and nitrogen
in upper atmos. - ? Earth by precipitation readily ? clay-rich
oceanic sediments - Half-life of only 1.5 Ma (long enough to be
subducted, but quickly lost to mantle systems).
After about 10 Ma 10Be is no longer detectable.
9Be is stable, natural. - 10Be/9Be averages about 5000 x 10-11 in the
uppermost oceanic sediments - In mantle-derived MORB and OIB magmas,
continental crust, 10Be is below detection limits
(lt1 x 106 atom/g) and 10Be/9Be is lt5 x 10-14
22- Boron B is a stable element
- Very brief residence time deep in subduction
zones - B in recent sediments is high (50-150 ppm), but
has a greater affinity for altered oceanic crust
(10-300 ppm) - In MORB and OIB it rarely exceeds 2-3 ppm
23- 10Be/Betotal vs. B/Betotal diagram (Betotal ?
9Be since 10Be is so rare). - This is the smoking gun, the evidence for the
fluids (mostly ion-rich water) squeezed out of
the sediments.
Figure 16-14. 10Be/Be(total) vs. B/Be for six
arcs. After Morris (1989) Carnegie Inst. of
Washington Yearb., 88, 111-123.
24 The potential source components ? IA magmas
- 1. The crustal portion of the subducted slab
- 1a Altered oceanic crust (hydrated by circulating
seawater, and metamorphosed in large part to
greenschist facies) - 1b Subducted oceanic and forearc sediments
- 1c Seawater trapped in pore spaces
- 2. The mantle wedge between the slab and the
arc crust
Figure 16-15. Cross section of a subduction zone
showing isotherms (red-after Furukawa, 1993, J.
Geophys. Res., 98, 8309-8319) and mantle flow
lines (yellow- after Tatsumi and Eggins, 1995,
Subduction Zone Magmatism. Blackwell. Oxford).
25- Not 1a the subducted basalt fide flat HREEs
- The trace element and isotopic data suggest that
both 1b and 1c, the subducted sediments and water
and 2, the mantle wedge contribute to arc
magmatism. How, and to what extent? - Dry peridotite solidus too high for melting of
anhydrous mantle to occur anywhere in the thermal
regime shown - LIL/HFS ratios of arc magmas ? water plays a
significant role in arc magmatism
26Freezing Point Depression always occurs in a
mixture
27Even small amounts of water (0.5) and carbon
dioxide (0.5) strongly depress the temperatures
of the solidus, moving it below the geotherm at
all depths. This effect dominates in subduction
environments, where arc magmas are generated.
(Modified from B. M. Wilson (1989) Igneous
petrogenesis a global tectonic approach. Chapman
and Hall, London.)
An upside-down PT diagram
Effects of the addition of small amounts of
volatiles to mantle Iherzolite. A mantle adiabat
with potential temperature of 1280 C is shown
for reference.
28- Amphibole-bearing hydrated peridotite should melt
at 120 km - Phlogopite-bearing hydrated peridotite should
melt at 200 km - ? second arc behind first?
Crust and Mantle Wedge
Figure 16-18. Some calculated P-T-t paths for
peridotite in the mantle wedge as it follows a
path similar to the flow lines in Figure 16-15.
Included are some P-T-t path range for the
subducted crust in a mature arc, and the wet and
dry solidi for peridotite from Figures 10-5 and
10-6. The subducted crust dehydrates, and water
is transferred to the wedge (arrow). After
Peacock (1991), Tatsumi and Eggins (1995). Winter
(2001). An Introduction to Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
29- The data from LIL Large Ion Lithophiles and HFS
High Field Strength trace elements underscore the
importance of slab-derived water and a MORB-like
mantle wedge source - The flat HREE pattern argues against a
garnet-bearing (eclogite) source - Thus modern opinion has swung toward a
non-melting subducted lithosphere slab model for
most cases of IA genesis
30Island Arc Petrogenesis Model
Mantle here is too shallow to have Garnet.
Subducted slab turns to Eclogite with Garnet at
110 km.
- Phlogopite is stable in ultramafic rocks beyond
the conditions at which amphibole breaks down - P-T-t paths for the wedge reach the
phlogopite-2-pyroxene dehydration reaction at
about 200 km depth
Figure 16-11b. A proposed model for subduction
zone magmatism with particular reference to
island arcs. Dehydration of slab crust causes
hydration of the mantle (violet), which undergoes
partial melting as amphibole (A) and phlogopite
(B) dehydrate. From Tatsumi (1989), J. Geophys.
Res., 94, 4697-4707 and Tatsumi and Eggins
(1995). Subduction Zone Magmatism. Blackwell.
Oxford.
31Chapter 17 Continental Arc Magmatism
Figure 17-1. NVZ, CVZ, and SVZ are the northern,
central, and southern volcanic zones.
32Continental Volcanic Arcs
- Potential differences with respect to Island
Arcs - Assimilation of thick silica-rich crust versus
mantle-derived partial melts more pronounced
effects of contamination - Low density of crust may slow magma ascent more
potential for differentiation - Low melting point of crust allows for partial
melting and some crust-derived melts
33A subducting slab with shallow dip can pinch out
the asthenosphere from the overlying mantle wedge
Lithospheric Mantle too shallow to have garnet
Figure 17-2. Schematic diagram to illustrate how
a shallow dip of the subducting slab can pinch
out the asthenosphere from the overlying mantle
wedge. Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous
and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
34SVZ has a flat HREE which suggests a shallow
garnet-free source
NVZ and CVZ have a steep slope with depleted HREE
which suggests a deep garnet rich source, (the
garnets dont melt) consistent with a steep slab
dip angle and aesthenosphere source.
Figure 17-4. Chondrite-normalized REE diagram for
selected Andean volcanics. NVZ (6 samples,
average SiO2 60.7, K2O 0.66, data from Thorpe
et al. 1984 Geist, pers. comm.). CVZ (10
samples, ave. SiO2 54.8, K2O 2.77, data from
Deruelle, 1982 Davidson, pers. comm. Thorpe et
al., 1984). SVZ (49 samples, average SiO2 52.1,
K2O 1.07, data from Hickey et al. 1986
Deruelle, 1982 López-Escobar et al. 1981).
Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
35LILs are very soluble in aqueous fluids. LIL
enrichment of the mantle wedge via aqueous fluids
from dehydration of the subducting slab and
sediments. Similar to Island Arcs
Figure 17-5. MORB-normalized spider diagram
(Pearce, 1983) for selected Andean volcanics. NVZ
(6 samples, average SiO2 60.7, K2O 0.66, data
from Thorpe et al. 1984 Geist, pers. comm.). CVZ
(10 samples, ave. SiO2 54.8, K2O 2.77, data
from Deruelle, 1982 Davidson, pers. comm.
Thorpe et al., 1984). SVZ (49 samples, average
SiO2 52.1, K2O 1.07, data from Hickey et al.
1986 Deruelle, 1982 López-Escobar et al. 1981).
Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
36Assimilation
Recall low 143Nd/144Nd and high 87Sr/86Sr is due
to an isotopically enriched source such as
continental crust contamination.
The CVZ exhibits substantial crustal contamination
Figure 17-6. Sr vs. Nd isotopic ratios for the
three zones of the Andes. Data from James et al.
(1976), Hawkesworth et al. (1979), James (1982),
Harmon et al. (1984), Frey et al. (1984), Thorpe
et al. (1984), Hickey et al. (1986), Hildreth and
Moorbath (1988), Geist (pers. comm), Davidson
(pers. comm.), Wörner et al. (1988), Walker et
al. (1991), deSilva (1991), Kay et al. (1991),
Davidson and deSilva (1992). Winter (2001) An
Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology. Prentice Hall.
37Andean Pb enrichments are not much greater than
OIBs, and could be derived almost solely from a
subducted sediment
Figure 17-7. 208Pb/204Pb vs. 206Pb/204Pb and
207Pb/204Pb vs. 206Pb/204Pb for Andean volcanics
plotted over the OIB fields from Figures 14-7 and
14-8. Data from James et al. (1976), Hawkesworth
et al. (1979), James (1982), Harmon et al.
(1984), Frey et al. (1984), Thorpe et al. (1984),
Hickey et al. (1986), Hildreth and Moorbath
(1988), Geist (pers. comm), Davidson (pers.
comm.), Wörner et al. (1988), Walker et al.
(1991), deSilva (1991), Kay et al. (1991),
Davidson and deSilva (1992). Winter (2001) An
Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology. Prentice Hall.
38Andean chemistry is similar to Island Arcs. They
also have as their main source the depleted
mantle above the subducted slab.
However, Andean volcanics are more evolved, as
they must pass through continental lithosphere,
which has a lower melting point than the rising
magma.
Figure 17-9. Relative frequency of rock types in
the Andes vs. SW Pacific Island arcs. Data from
397 Andean and 1484 SW Pacific analyses in Ewart
(1982) In R. S. Thorpe (ed.), Andesites. Wiley.
New York, pp. 25-95. Winter (2001) An
Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology. Prentice Hall.
39- Figure 17-11. Schematic cross sections of a
volcanic arc showing - an initial state followed by
- trench migration toward the continent resulting
in a destructive boundary and subduction erosion
of the overlying crust. - Alternatively, trench migration away from the
continent results in extension and a constructive
boundary. In this case the extension in (c) is
accomplished by roll-back of the subducting
plate. An alternative method involves a jump of
the subduction zone away from the continent,
leaving a segment of oceanic crust (original
dashed) on the left of the new trench. Winter
(2001) An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology. Prentice Hall.
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40Figure 17-10. Map of the Juan de Fuca
plate-Cascade Arc system Also shown are the
approximate locations of the subduction zone as
it migrated westward to its present location.
41- Hundreds to thousands of individual intrusions
- The range of volcanics from basalts to rhyolites
is matched by the plutonics - Gabbro -gt diorite -gt tonalite -gt granodiorite -gt
granite
Q
Quartzolite
90
90
Quartz-rich
Granitoid
60
60
Grano-
Tonalite
Granite
diorite
Alkali Feldspar Granite
20
20
Quartz
Quartz
Quartz
Syenite
Monzonite
Monzodiorite
5
Syenite
Monzodiorite
Monzonite
10
35
65
90
A
P
Figure 17-15a. Major plutons of the North
American Cordillera, a principal segment of a
continuous Mesozoic-Tertiary belt from the
Aleutians to Antarctica. After Anderson (1990,
preface to The Nature and Origin of Cordilleran
Magmatism. Geol. Soc. Amer. Memoir, 174. The Sr
0.706 line in N. America is after Kistler (1990),
Miller and Barton (1990) and Armstrong (1988).
Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
42Figure 17-15b. Major plutons of the South
American Cordillera, a principal segment of a
continuous Mesozoic-Tertiary belt from the
Aleutians to Antarctica. After USGS.
43Granitoid magmas rise to, and freeze at, similar
shallow subvolcanic levels of the crust.
Figure 17-16. Schematic cross section of the
Coastal batholith of Peru. The shallow
flat-topped and steep-sided bell-jar-shaped
plutons are stoped into place. Successive pulses
may be nested at a single locality. The heavy
line is the present erosion surface. From Myers
(1975) Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., 86, 1209-1220.
44Consistent with fractional crystallization of
plagioclase and pyroxene /- magnetite, later
giving away to hornblende and biotite , from
initial gabbroic, tonalitic, or quartz diorite
parental material
Notice that the great majority of Peruvian
samples are calc-alcaline
Figure 17-17. Harker-type and AFM variation
diagrams for the Coastal batholith of Peru. Data
span several suites from W. S. Pitcher, M. P.
Atherton, E. J. Cobbing, and R. D. Beckensale
(eds.), Magmatism at a Plate Edge. The Peruvian
Andes. Blackie. Glasgow.
45Coastal Peru batholiths have the same REE
profiles as coastal Peru volcanics
Figure 17-18. Chondrite-normalized REE abundances
for the Linga and Tiybaya super-units of the
Coastal batholith of Peru and associated
volcanics. From Atherton et al. (1979) In M. P.
Atherton and J. Tarney (eds.), Origin of Granite
Batholiths Geochemical Evidence. Shiva. Kent.
Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
46Lima segment intruded into younger, thinner crust
so radiogenic 87Sr low, reflecting the mantle
derived parent. Arequipa intrudes and
assimilated old thick crust so 87Sr high. Lima
segment has high 206Pb reflecting minor
assimilation of Pacific sediments
Figure 17-19. a. Initial 87Sr/86Sr ranges for
three principal segments of the Coastal batholith
of Peru (after Beckinsale et al., 1985) in W. S
Pitcher, M. P. Atherton, E. J. Cobbing, and R. D.
Beckensale (eds.), Magmatism at a Plate Edge. The
Peruvian Andes. Blackie. Glasgow, pp. 177-202. .
b. 207Pb/204Pb vs. 206Pb/204Pb data for the
plutons (after Mukasa and Tilton, 1984) in R. S.
Harmon and B. A. Barreiro (eds.), Andean
Magmatism Chemical and Isotopic Constraints.
Shiva. Nantwich, pp. 235-238. ORL Ocean
Regression Line for depleted mantle sources
(similar to oceanic crust). Winter (2001) An
Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology. Prentice Hall.
47Why are granitoids so abundant?
- Experiments show Tonalites
- (granitoids with low K-spar) can be formed by the
partial fusion remelting of gabbroic magmas under
hydrous conditions. - Up-arched mantle results in partial melting and
underplate gabbros. - During later compression, heat added by more
underplate magmas remelts the underplate gabbros
to produce tonalites.
Figure 17-20. Schematic diagram illustrating (a)
the formation of a gabbroic crustal underplate at
an continental arc and (b) the remelting of the
underplate to generate tonalitic plutons. After
Cobbing and Pitcher (1983) in J. A. Roddick
(ed.), Circum-Pacific Plutonic Terranes. Geol.
Soc. Amer. Memoir, 159. pp. 277-291.
48Figure 17-23. Schematic cross section of an
active continental margin subduction zone,
showing the dehydration of the subducting slab,
hydration and melting of a heterogeneous mantle
wedge (including enriched sub-continental
lithospheric mantle), crustal underplating of
mantle-derived melts where MASH processes may
occur, as well as crystallization of the
underplates. Remelting of the underplate to
produce tonalitic magmas and a possible zone of
crustal anatexis is also shown. As magmas pass
through the continental crust they may
differentiate further and/or assimilate
continental crust. Winter (2001) An Introduction
to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice
Hall.