Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia
Abstract The Rum Igneous Centre comprises two early marginal felsic complexes (the Northern Marginal Zone and the Southern Mountains Zone), along with the later central ultrabasic–basic layered intrusions. These marginal complexes represent the remnants of near-surface to eruptive felsic magmatism a...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0016756808005864 2024-03-03T08:47:07+00:00 Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia NICOLL, GRAEME R. HOLNESS, MARIAN B. TROLL, VALENTIN R. DONALDSON, COLIN H. HOLOHAN, EOGHAN P. EMELEUS, C. HENRY CHEW, DAVID 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756808005864 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756808005864 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Geological Magazine volume 146, issue 3, page 368-381 ISSN 0016-7568 1469-5081 Geology journal-article 2009 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756808005864 2024-02-08T08:46:42Z Abstract The Rum Igneous Centre comprises two early marginal felsic complexes (the Northern Marginal Zone and the Southern Mountains Zone), along with the later central ultrabasic–basic layered intrusions. These marginal complexes represent the remnants of near-surface to eruptive felsic magmatism associated with caldera collapse, examples of which are rare in the North Atlantic Igneous Province. Rock units include intra-caldera collapse breccias, rhyolitic ignimbrite deposits and shallow-level felsic intrusions, as well the enigmatic ‘Am Màm intrusion breccia’. The latter comprises a dacitic matrix enclosing lobate basaltic inclusions (~1–15 cm) and a variety of clasts, ranging from millimetres to tens of metres in diameter. These clasts comprise Lewisian gneiss, Torridonian sandstone and coarse gabbro. Detailed re-mapping of the Am Màm intrusion breccia has shown its timing of emplacement as syn-caldera, rather than pre-caldera as previously thought. Textural analysis of entrained clasts and adjacent, uplifted country rocks has revealed their thermal metamorphism by early mafic intrusions at greater depth than their present structural position. These findings provide a window into the evolution of the early mafic magmas responsible for driving felsic magmatism on Rum. Our data help constrain some of the physical parameters of this early magma–crust interaction and place it within the geochemical evolution of the Rum Centre. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Geological Magazine 146 3 368 381 |
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Abstract The Rum Igneous Centre comprises two early marginal felsic complexes (the Northern Marginal Zone and the Southern Mountains Zone), along with the later central ultrabasic–basic layered intrusions. These marginal complexes represent the remnants of near-surface to eruptive felsic magmatism associated with caldera collapse, examples of which are rare in the North Atlantic Igneous Province. Rock units include intra-caldera collapse breccias, rhyolitic ignimbrite deposits and shallow-level felsic intrusions, as well the enigmatic ‘Am Màm intrusion breccia’. The latter comprises a dacitic matrix enclosing lobate basaltic inclusions (~1–15 cm) and a variety of clasts, ranging from millimetres to tens of metres in diameter. These clasts comprise Lewisian gneiss, Torridonian sandstone and coarse gabbro. Detailed re-mapping of the Am Màm intrusion breccia has shown its timing of emplacement as syn-caldera, rather than pre-caldera as previously thought. Textural analysis of entrained clasts and adjacent, uplifted country rocks has revealed their thermal metamorphism by early mafic intrusions at greater depth than their present structural position. These findings provide a window into the evolution of the early mafic magmas responsible for driving felsic magmatism on Rum. Our data help constrain some of the physical parameters of this early magma–crust interaction and place it within the geochemical evolution of the Rum Centre. |
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Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia |
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Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia |
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Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia |
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Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia |
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Early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the Isle of Rum: evidence from the Am Màm intrusion breccia |
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early mafic magmatism and crustal anatexis on the isle of rum: evidence from the am màm intrusion breccia |
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