Evaluating the paleomagnetic potential of single zircon crystals using the Bishop Tuff

Fu, Roger R.; Weiss, Benjamin P.; Lima, Eduardo A.; Kehayias, Pauli; Araujo, Jefferson F. D. F.; Glenn, David R.; Gelb, Jeff; Einsle, Joshua F.; Bauer, Ann M.; Harrison, Richard J.; Ali, Guleed A. H.; Walsworth, Ronald L.

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.038

Title: Evaluating the paleomagnetic potential of single zircon crystals using the Bishop Tuff

Journal Article · Wed Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Earth and Planetary Science Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.038· OSTI ID:1418530

^[1]; Weiss, Benjamin P. ^[2]; Lima, Eduardo A. ^[2]; Kehayias, Pauli ^[3]; Araujo, Jefferson F. D. F. ^[4]; Glenn, David R. ^[3]; Gelb, Jeff ^[5]; Einsle, Joshua F. ^[6];

^[2]; Harrison, Richard J. ^[6]; Ali, Guleed A. H. ^[7]; Walsworth, Ronald L. ^[3]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Columbia University, Palisades, NY (United States); Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (United States); Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy Inc., Pleasanton, CA (United States)
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Columbia University, Palisades, NY (United States)

We report zircon crystals offer a unique combination of suitability for high-precision radiometric dating and high resistance to alteration. Paleomagnetic experiments on ancient zircons may potentially constrain the history of the earliest geodynamo, which would hold broad implications for the early Earth's interior and atmosphere. However, the ability of zircons to record accurately the geomagnetic field has not been demonstrated. Here we conduct thermal and alternating field (AF) paleointensity experiments on 767.1 thousand year old (ka) zircons from the Bishop Tuff, California. The rapid emplacement of these zircons in a well-characterized magnetic field provides a high-fidelity test of the zircons' intrinsic paleomagnetic recording accuracy. Successful dual heating experiments on eleven zircons measured using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) microscope yield a mean paleointensity of (1σ; after excluding possible maghemite-bearing zircons), which is consistent with high-precision results from Bishop Tuff whole rock (). High-resolution quantum diamond magnetic (QDM) mapping, electron microscopy, and X-ray tomography indicate that the bulk of the remanent magnetization in Bishop Tuff zircons is carried by Fe oxides associated with apatite inclusions, which may be susceptible to destruction via metamorphism and aqueous alteration in older zircons. As such, while zircons can reliably record the geomagnetic field, robust zircon-derived paleomagnetic results require careful characterization of the ferromagnetic carrier and demonstration of their occurrence in primary inclusions. We further conclude that a combination of quantum diamond magnetometry and high-resolution imaging can provide detailed, direct characterization of the ferromagnetic mineralogy of geological samples.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF)

DOE Contract Number:: DMS-1521765; 320750

OSTI ID:: 1418530

Journal Information:: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 458, Issue C; ISSN 0012-821X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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