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Title: Oxygen isotope evolution of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field, Oregon, and implications for the low-δ18O magmatism of the Snake River Plain–Yellowstone hotspot and other low-δ18O large igneous provinces

Abstract

The Snake River Plain–Yellowstone (SRP-Y) hotspot track represents the largest known low-δ18O igneous province; however, debate persists regarding the timing and distribution of meteoric hydrothermal alteration and subsequent melting/assimilation relative to hotspot magmatism. To further constrain alteration relations for SRP-Y low-δ18O magmatism, we present in situ δ18O and U–Pb analyses of zircon, and laser fluorination δ18O analyses of phenocrysts, from the Lake Owyhee volcanic field (LOVF) of east-central Oregon. U–Pb data place LOVF magmatism between 16.3 and 15.4 Ma, and contain no evidence for xenocrystic zircon. LOVF δ18O(Zrc) values demonstrate (1) both low-δ18O and high-δ18O caldera-forming and pre-/post-caldera magmas, (2) relative increases in δ18O between low-δ18O caldera-forming and post-caldera units, and (3) low-δ18O magmatism associated with extension of the Oregon-Idaho Graben. The new data, along with new compilations of (1) in situ zircon δ18O data for the SRP-Y, and (2) regional δ18O(WR) and δ18O(magma) patterns, further constrain the thermal and structural associations for hydrothermal alteration in the SRP-Y. Models for low-δ18O magmatism must be compatible with (1) δ18O(magma) trends within individual SRP-Y eruptive centers, (2) along axis trends in δ18O(magma), and (3) the high concentration of low-δ18O magmas relative to the surrounding regions. When considered with the structural and thermalmore » evolution of the SRP-Y, these constraints support low-δ18O magma genesis originating from syn-hotspot meteoric hydrothermal alteration, driven by hotspot-derived thermal fluxes superimposed on extensional tectonics. Lastly, this model is not restricted to continental hotspot settings and may apply to several other low-δ18O igneous provinces with similar thermal and structural associations.« less

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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  2. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Tohoku Univ., Miyagi (Japan)
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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
OSTI Identifier:
1735748
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-93ER14389
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 171; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-7999
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; Oxygen isotopes; low-δ18O magmas; Lake Owyhee volcanic field; Snake River Plain-Yellowstone hotspot; zircon; large igneous province

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Blum, Tyler B., Kitajima, Kouki, Nakashima, Daisuke, Strickland, Ariel, Spicuzza, Michael J., and Valley, John W. Oxygen isotope evolution of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field, Oregon, and implications for the low-δ18O magmatism of the Snake River Plain–Yellowstone hotspot and other low-δ18O large igneous provinces. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1007/s00410-016-1297-x.
Blum, Tyler B., Kitajima, Kouki, Nakashima, Daisuke, Strickland, Ariel, Spicuzza, Michael J., & Valley, John W. Oxygen isotope evolution of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field, Oregon, and implications for the low-δ18O magmatism of the Snake River Plain–Yellowstone hotspot and other low-δ18O large igneous provinces. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-016-1297-x
Blum, Tyler B., Kitajima, Kouki, Nakashima, Daisuke, Strickland, Ariel, Spicuzza, Michael J., and Valley, John W. Sat . "Oxygen isotope evolution of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field, Oregon, and implications for the low-δ18O magmatism of the Snake River Plain–Yellowstone hotspot and other low-δ18O large igneous provinces". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-016-1297-x. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1735748.
@article{osti_1735748,
title = {Oxygen isotope evolution of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field, Oregon, and implications for the low-δ18O magmatism of the Snake River Plain–Yellowstone hotspot and other low-δ18O large igneous provinces},
author = {Blum, Tyler B. and Kitajima, Kouki and Nakashima, Daisuke and Strickland, Ariel and Spicuzza, Michael J. and Valley, John W.},
abstractNote = {The Snake River Plain–Yellowstone (SRP-Y) hotspot track represents the largest known low-δ18O igneous province; however, debate persists regarding the timing and distribution of meteoric hydrothermal alteration and subsequent melting/assimilation relative to hotspot magmatism. To further constrain alteration relations for SRP-Y low-δ18O magmatism, we present in situ δ18O and U–Pb analyses of zircon, and laser fluorination δ18O analyses of phenocrysts, from the Lake Owyhee volcanic field (LOVF) of east-central Oregon. U–Pb data place LOVF magmatism between 16.3 and 15.4 Ma, and contain no evidence for xenocrystic zircon. LOVF δ18O(Zrc) values demonstrate (1) both low-δ18O and high-δ18O caldera-forming and pre-/post-caldera magmas, (2) relative increases in δ18O between low-δ18O caldera-forming and post-caldera units, and (3) low-δ18O magmatism associated with extension of the Oregon-Idaho Graben. The new data, along with new compilations of (1) in situ zircon δ18O data for the SRP-Y, and (2) regional δ18O(WR) and δ18O(magma) patterns, further constrain the thermal and structural associations for hydrothermal alteration in the SRP-Y. Models for low-δ18O magmatism must be compatible with (1) δ18O(magma) trends within individual SRP-Y eruptive centers, (2) along axis trends in δ18O(magma), and (3) the high concentration of low-δ18O magmas relative to the surrounding regions. When considered with the structural and thermal evolution of the SRP-Y, these constraints support low-δ18O magma genesis originating from syn-hotspot meteoric hydrothermal alteration, driven by hotspot-derived thermal fluxes superimposed on extensional tectonics. Lastly, this model is not restricted to continental hotspot settings and may apply to several other low-δ18O igneous provinces with similar thermal and structural associations.},
doi = {10.1007/s00410-016-1297-x},
journal = {Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology},
number = 11,
volume = 171,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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