Quality of pTRM acquisition in pyrrhotite bearing contact-metamorphic limestones: Possibility of a continuous record of Earth magnetic field variations

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 148, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 157-173

  Wehland, Florian ^a   Alt Epping, Ulrich ^b   Braun, Steffi ^a   Appel, Erwin ^a  

^a Abteilung Geophysik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact metamorphism; Elba; Isle of Skye; Manaslu; pTRM recording; Pyrrhotite

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CURIE TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHIC SETTINGS; MULTICOMPONENT BEHAVIOR; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETISATIONS (TRM);

LIMESTONE;

CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC MINERAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PYRRHOTITE; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 13144300115     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. E. Appel A. Patzelt C. Chocker Secondary palaeoremanences of the Tethyan Sedimentary Series of the Manang area (north central Nepal) Geophys. J. Int. 104 1995 255-266
2. Bell, B.R., Harris, J.W., 1986. An Excursion Guide to the Geology of the Isle of Skye. Geol. Soc., Glasgow.
3. B.R. Bell D.W. Jolley Applications of palynological data to the chronology of the Palaeogene Lava Fields of the British Province: implications for magmatic stratigraphy J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 154 1997 701-708
4. J.P. Bouillin G. Poupeau N. Sabh Etude thermochronologique de la dénudation du pluton du Mte. Capanne (Isle d'Elbe Italie) par les traces de fission Bull. Soc. Géol. France 165 1994 19-25
5. R.W.H. Butler D.H.W. Hutton Basin structure and tertiary magmatism on Skye, NW Scotland J. Geol. Soc. London 151 6 1994 931-944
6. R.H. Carpenter Pyrrhotite isograde in the SE Tennessee and SW North Carolina Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 85 1974 451-456
7. C. Crouzet G. Menard P. Rochette High-precision three-dimensional paleothermometry derived from from paleomagnetic data in an Alpine metamorphic unit Geology 27 1999 503-506
8. C. Crouzet H. Stang E. Appel E. Schill P. Gautam Detailed analysis of successive pTRMs carried by pyrrhotite in Himalayan metacarbonates: An example from Hidden Valley, Central Nepal Geophys. J. Int. 146 2001 607-618
9. R.S. Coe Paleointensity of the Earth's magnetic field determined from tertiary and quaternary rocks Geophys. Res. 72 1967 3247-3262
10. J.-M. Daniel L. Jolivet Detachment faults and pluton emplacement: Elba Island (Tyrrhenian Sea) Bull. Soc. Géol. France 166 4 1995 341-354
11. A.P. Dickin Hydrothermal fluid pathways at the contact of the Beinn an Dubhaich epigranite, Isle of Skye Scottish J. Geol. 19 2 1981 235-242
12. R.W. England The structure of the Skye lava field Scottish J. Geol. 30 1 1994 33-37
13. J.M. Ferry Petrology of graphitic sulfide-rich schists from south-central Maine: An example of desulfidation during prograde regional metamorphism Am. Mineral. 66 1981 908-930
14. J.M. Ferry Hydrothermal alteration of tertiary igneous rocks from the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland: II. Granites Contrib. Min. Petrol. 91 1985 283-304
15. G. Fuchs L.P. Paudel Note on the Tethyan Sedimentary Series of the Manaslu region (Northern Nepal) Jahrb. Geol. Bundesanstalt. 141 1998 45-50
16. S.L. Gillett Paleomagnetism of the notch peak metamorphic aureole, revisited: Pyrrhotite from magnetite+pyrite under submetamorphic conditions J. Geophys. Res. 108 B9 2003 2446 doi:10.1029/2002JB002386
17. S. Guillot K.V. Hodges P. Le Fort A. Pêcher New constraints on the age of the Manaslu leucogranite: Evidence for episodic tectonic denudation in the central Himalayas Geology 22 1994 559-562
18. N.R. Goulty C.E. Darton A.E. Dent K.R. Richardson Geophysical investigation of the Beinn an Dubhaich Granite Skye. Geol. Mag. 133 2 1996 171-176
19. A.J. Hall Pyrite-pyrrhotite redox reactions in nature Mineral. Mag. 50 1986 223-229
20. A.L. Harris The nature and timing of orogenic activity in the Caledonian rocks of the British Isles Geol. Soc. London, Memoir 9 1985 1-53
21. T.M. Harrison M. Rove K.D. McKeegan C.D. Coath O.M. Lovera P. LeFort Origin and episodic emplacement of the Manaslu Intrusive complex, Central Himalya J. Petrol. 40 1999 3-19
22. A.L. Hoersch General structure of the Skye Tertiary igneous complex and detailde structure of the Beinn an Dubhaich Granite from magnetic evidence Scott. J. Geol. 15 3 1979 231-245
23. A.L. Hoersch Progressive metamorphism of the chert-bearing Durness limestone in the Beinn an Dubhaich aureole, Isle of Skye, Scotland: A re-examination Am. Min. 66 1981 491-506
24. M.B. Holness M.J. Bickle B. Harte Short paper: Textures of forsterite-calcite marbles from the Beinn an Dubhaich aureole, Skye and implications for the structure of metamorphic porosity J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 146 1989 917-920
25. M.B. Holness Metamorphism and fluid infiltration of the calc-silicate aureole of the Beinn an Dubhaich granite Skye. J. Petrol. 33 6 1992 1261-1293
26. M.B. Holness A.E. Fallick Fluid flow paths and mechanisms of fluid infiltration in carbonates during contact metamorphism: The Beinn an Dubhaich aureole Skye. J. Meta. Petrol. 15 1 1997 59-70
27. M. Juteau A. Michard J.L. Zimmermann F. Albarede Isotopic heterogeneities in the granite intrusion of Mte. Capanne (Elba island, Italy) and dating concepts J. Petrol. 25 1984 532-545
28. G.N. Keating J.W. Geissman G.A. Zyvoloski Multiphase modeling of contact-metamorphic systems and applications to transitional geomagnetic fields Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 198 2002 429-448
29. I.B. Lambert Post-depositional availability of sulphur and metals and formation of secondary textures and structures in stratiform sedimentary sulphide deposits J. Geol. Soc. Aust. 20 1973 205-215
30. J. Lagarde J.P. Brun D. Gapais Formation des plutons granitiques par injections et expansion latérale dans leur site de mis en place: une alternative a diapirisme en domaine épizonal C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 310 2 1990 1109-1114
31. R. Leonhardt F. Hufenbacher F. Heider H.C. Soffel High absolute palaeointensity during a mid Miocene excursion of the Earth's magnetic field Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 184 2000 141-154
32. C.D. Longman M.P. Coward Deformation around the Beinn an Dubhaich granite Skye. Scott. J. Geol. 15 4 1979 301-311
33. G. Ménard P. Rochette Pyrrhotite and the remagnetization of sedimentary rocks in orogens EOS 70 15 1989 310
34. G. Ménard P. Rochette Utilisation de réaimanatation postmétamorphique pour une étude de l'évolution tectonique et thermique tardive dans les Alpes Occidentales (France) Bull. Soc. Géol. France 163 4 1992 381-392
35. T. Nagata Y. Arai K. Momose Secular variations of the geomagnetic total force during the last 5000 years J. Geophys. Res. 68 1963 5277-5281
36. W. O'Reilly V. Hoffmann A.C. Chouker H.C. Soffel A. Menyeh Magnetic properties of magnetic analogues of pyrrhotite ore in the grain size range 1-24 μm Geophys. J. Int. 142 2000 669-683
37. S.R. Poulson H. Ohmoto Devolatilization equilibria in graphite-pyrite-pyrhotite bearing pelites with application to magma-pelite interaction Contrib. Min. Petrol 101 1989 418-425
38. P. Riisager J. Riisager Detecting multidomain magnetic grains in Thellier paleointensity experiments Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 125 2001 111-117
39. P. Rochette Metamorphic control of the magnetic mineralogy of black shales in the Swiss Alps: Toward the use of "magnetic isogrades" Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 84 1987 446-456
40. E. Schill E. Appel P. Gautam V.K. Singh Preliminary palaeomagnetic results of medium-grade carbonates from the Lesser Himalaya J. Nepal Geol. Soc. 18 1998 205-215
41. E. Schill E. Appel P. Gautam P. Dietrich Thermo-tectonic history of the Tethyan Himalayas deduced from palaeomagnetic record of metacarbonates from central Nepal (Shiar Khola) J. Asian Earth Sci. 20 3 2001 203-210
42. E. Schill E. Appel P. Gautam Towards pyrrhotite/magnetite geothermometry in low-grade metamorphic carbonates of the Tethyan Himalayas (Shiar Khola, Central Nepal) J. Asian Earth Sci. 20 2002 195-201
43. Schill, E., Appel, E., Crouzet, C., Gautam, P., Wehland, F., Staiger, M., in press. Oroclinal bending and regional significant clockwise rotations of the Himalayan arc constraints from secondary pyrrhotite remanences, Geol. Soc. Am.
44. D.A. Tantrigoda Interpretation of magnetic anomalies over the Skye Tertiary intrusive complex Scott. J. Geol. 24 3 1988 215-221
45. R.J. Tracy P. Robinson Silicate-sulfide-oxide-fluid reactions in granulite grade pelitic rocks. Central Massachusetts Am. J. Sci. 288 1988 45-74
46. Trevisan, L., 1950. L'Elba orientale e la sua tettonica di scivolamento per gravità, 15. Università, Instituto di Geologia e Paleontologia. Memorie, Padua, 40 pp.
47. V. Venzlaff H. Waldeck Geochemical investigations on the Island of Elba: 2. Age dating of Central and Western Elba Granites: A comparison N. Jahrb. Min. Ab. 120 3 1974 315-323
48. Wehland, F., Eibl, O., Braun, S., Alt-Epping, U., Appel, E., submitted for publication. Pyrrhotite pTRM acquisition in metamorphic limestones in the light of microscopic observations. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.
49. Wehland, F., Alt-Epping, U., Appel, E., in preparation. One inch of reversal or how a single sample can hold variations of the Earth magnetic field.
50. S.D. Woods R.D. Elmore M.H. Engel The occurrence of pervasive chemical remanent magnetizations in sedimentary basins: Implications for dating burial diagenetic events J. Geochem. Explor. 69-70 2000 381-385