This is the presentation of my (short) PhD viva defended at Massey University in New Zealand. I am Charline Lormand, I have successfully defended my PhD thesis in Earth Sciences in March 2020. More specifically, my PhD thesis focused on the magmatic and ascent processes associated with explosive eruptions at the Tongariro Volcanic Centre in New Zealand. Feel free to get in touch with me for more details.
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Introduction
Cassidy et al. (2018) Nature Com.
McCanta et al. (2007) JVGR
Microlites and
micro-phenocrysts
Phenocrysts
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Introduction
Phenocrysts
Conceptual model of the magmatic system
beneath Ngauruhoe based on the textural
variations of plagioclase phenocrysts
(Coote et al., 2016, Lithos)
Ngauruhoe magmatic plumbing system interpreted
from phenocryst textures and isotope analyses
Shane et al. (2019) CMP
6. 1. Develop an accessible and fast automated
computing tool for classifying crystals from BSE images
for CSD purposes (published in 2018 in Microscopy & Microanalysis)
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Objectives
7. 1. Develop an accessible and fast automated
computing tool for classifying crystals from BSE images
for CSD purposes (published in 2018 in Microscopy & Microanalysis)
2. Define the origin of microlites and micro-phenocrysts
through high resolution imaging
(to be submitted in Frontiers in Petrology)
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Objectives
8. 1. Develop an accessible and fast automated
computing tool for classifying crystals from BSE images
for CSD purposes (published in 2018 in Microscopy & Microanalysis)
2. Define the origin of microlites and micro-phenocrysts
through high resolution imaging
(under re-review in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology)
3. a) Use microlite CSDs to decipher magmatic
processes and magma transfer through the volcanic
conduit at the onset of eruptions
b) Identification of the P-T-X(H2O) conditions during
microlite crystallisation to understand the magmatic
processes at work during magma ascent (under re-review in
Journal of Petrology)
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Objectives
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Paper 2:
Blue and grey fields: H2O-saturated and dry experiments from
basaltic to rhyolitic melts of Waters & Lange (2015)
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10-20% of microlites are in
disequilibrium with their
surrounding melt(s)
Paper 2:
Blue and grey fields: H2O-saturated and dry experiments from
basaltic to rhyolitic melts of Waters & Lange (2015)
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Strontium zoning
Resorption &
Overgrowth Oscillatory zoning
Single comp. jump Sieve textures Fracture
Resorption &
Overgrowth
Aluminium zonation Mg core & Ca rim
FractureCa-rich rims
1270 Ion Mobility Spectrometer equipped with a Stacked, Complementary Metal-
Oxide Semiconductor Active Pixel Sensor @ IIL, Hokkaido University
FE-SEM (JEOL JSM-7000F), @ Isotope Imaging Laboratory,
Hokkaido University
Paper 2:
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Strontium zoning
Resorption &
Overgrowth Oscillatory zoning
Single comp. jump Sieve textures Fracture
Resorption &
Overgrowth
Aluminium zonation Mg core & Ca rim
FractureCa-rich rims
1270 Ion Mobility Spectrometer equipped with a Stacked, Complementary Metal-
Oxide Semiconductor Active Pixel Sensor @ IIL, Hokkaido University
FE-SEM (JEOL JSM-7000F), @ Isotope Imaging Laboratory,
Hokkaido University
Antecrystic origin
of large microlites and
micro-phenocrysts of
plagioclase and pyroxene
Paper 2:
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Paper 3:
t = −
1
slope × G
G = 1.8 (±0.6) × 10−11 m s−1 (2σ)
Determined for Mangatawai opx
(Zellmer et al., 2016, 2018)
60,000 microlites were outlined using Trainable Weka Segmentation (Lormand et al, 2018)
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Paper 3:
t = −
1
slope × G
G = 1.8 (±0.6) × 10−11 m s−1 (2σ)
Determined for Mangatawai opx
(Zellmer et al., 2016, 2018)
Microlites have crystallised
2 – 4 days before eruption
60,000 microlites were outlined using Trainable Weka Segmentation (Lormand et al, 2018)
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Paper 3:
Microlite
crystallisation:
~4 km, up to 16.5 km
Water-poor
magmas
Unusually hot
magmas
Combining P and t
Ascent rate of up to 9 cm s-1
Too slow to feed explosive eruptions
even after water exsolution and volume
expansion
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Key contributions:
• Microlite rims are not necessarily in equilibrium with their
surrounding melts and may be entrained and recycled upon ascent
• No correlation between CSD slopes and eruption style
• Style of explosive eruptions fed by water-poor magmas are
controlled by shallow processes e.g. conduit geometry
• Vertically oriented reservoirs may be more common than typically
acknowledged
• A new and fast method to classify crystals from BSE
images
Good morning and thank you all for being here this morning, physically or via Skype. Three and a half years ago I came to New Zealand to pursue my passion for learning and understanding volcanic processes using petrological and geochemical techniques. This PhD focused on tephras from explosive eruptions of the Tongariro Volcanic Centre, located in the Central North Island of New Zealand, and more specifically to understand the shallow magmatic processes and their timescales using microanalytical instruments.
Magma is composed of 3 phases: liquid which is the melt, gas which are the volatiles, dissolved and then exsolved, and solid being the crystal. Phenocrysts are large crystals that form early in the system and which record essential information about the deep processes. Micro-phenocrysts and especially microlites form shallower. This CSD which stands for crystal size distributions, clearly shows the two populations of crystals associated with different nucleation and crystallization kinetics. Microlites, as shown on this sketch are commonly associated with decompression-induced degassing, and sometimes with cooling.
Magma is composed of 3 phases: liquid which is the melt, gas which are the volatiles, dissolved and then exsolved, and solid being the crystal. Phenocrysts are large crystals that form early in the system and which record essential information about the deep processes. Micro-phenocrysts and especially microlites form shallower. This CSD which stands for crystal size distributions, clearly shows the two populations of crystals associated with different nucleation and crystallization kinetics. Microlites, as shown on this sketch are commonly associated with decompression-induced degassing, and sometimes with cooling.
Magma is composed of 3 phases: liquid which is the melt, gas which are the volatiles, dissolved and then exsolved, and solid being the crystal. Phenocrysts are large crystals that form early in the system and which record essential information about the deep processes. Micro-phenocrysts and especially microlites form shallower. This CSD which stands for crystal size distributions, clearly shows the two populations of crystals associated with different nucleation and crystallization kinetics. Microlites, as shown on this sketch are commonly associated with decompression-induced degassing, and sometimes with cooling.
At TgVC, several studies have focussed on phenocrysts which provided
Concaved up CSDs due to nanolites and micro-phenocrysts. No correlation between CSD slopes and eruption style.
Concaved up CSDs due to nanolites and micro-phenocrysts. No correlation between CSD slopes and eruption style.
Concaved up CSDs due to nanolites and micro-phenocrysts. No correlation between CSD slopes and eruption style.
Concaved up CSDs due to nanolites and micro-phenocrysts. No correlation between CSD slopes and eruption style.
We now know that:
Vertically oriented reservoirs, suggested here by the tectonic setting of the area and the polybaric crystallisation of microlites, may be more common that typically acknowledged