Isotopic disequilibrium among commingled hybrid magmas: Evidence for a two-stage magma mixing-commingling process in the Mt. Perkins Pluton, Arizona
- Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States); and others
The syn-extensional Miocene Mt. Perkins pluton, northwestern Arizona, cooled rapidly due to its small size (6 km{sup 2}) and shallow emplacement (7.5 km) and allows examination of commingled rocks that experienced little isotopic exchange. Within the pluton, quartz dioritic to granodioritic host rocks (58-68 wt% SiO{sub 2}) enclose dioritic enclaves (50-55 wt% SiO{sub 2}) and a portion contains enclave-free granodiorite (70-74 wt% SiO{sub 2}). Fine-grained, crenulate enclave margins and a lack of advanced mixing structures (e.g., schlieren, flow fabrics, etc.) indicate an incipient stage of commingling. Isotopic variation between enclaves and enclosing host rocks is large (6.8 to 10.6 {epsilon}{sub Nd} units; 0.0036 to 0.0046 {sup 87}Sr/{sup 86}Sr units), suggesting isotopic disequilibrium. Comparison of an enclave core and rim suggests that isotopic exchange with the host magma was limited to the enclave rim. Enclaves and hosts collectively form a calc-alkaline suite exhibiting a large range of {epsilon}{sub Nd} (+1.2 to -12.5) and initial {sup 87}Sr/{sup 86}Sr (0.705 to 0.71267) with a correlation among {epsilon}{sub Nd}, initial {sup 87}Sr/{sup 86}Sr, and major and trace element compositions. Modeling suggests that the suite formed by magma hybridization involving magma mixing accompanied by fractional crystallization. The magma mixing must have predated commingling at the present exposure level and indicates a larger mixing chamber at depth. Isotopic and trace element data suggests mixing end-members were asthenospheric mantle-derived mafic and crustal-derived felsic magmas. Fractional crystallization facilitated mixing by reducing the rheological contrasts between the mafic and felsic mixing end-members. 58 refs., 11 figs., 3 tabs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 245397
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Geology, Journal Name: Journal of Geology Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 103; ISSN JGEOAZ; ISSN 0022-1376
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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