Direct observations of degassing-induced crystallization in basalts
Direct observations of degassing-induced crystallization in basalts
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DOI:
10.1130/g33641.1
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发表时间:
2013-02-01
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5.8
通讯作者:
Cashman, Katharine V.
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Applegarth, L. Jane;Tuffen, Hugh;Cashman, Katharine V.
Magma degassing can trigger crystal growth by increasing the magma liquidus temperature. As crystallization greatly increases magma viscosity, this process can strongly influence eruptive dynamics. We use a microscope and heated stage to obtain the first direct observations of degassing-driven crystal growth in natural basaltic melts at magmatic temperatures. Samples from Mount Etna, Italy (0.39 wt% H2O), and Kilauea volcano, Hawaii (0.18 wt% H2O) were heated in air at 1 bar, and held isothermally for 0.5-17 h between 1190 degrees C and 1270 degrees C, before cooling to solidus temperatures. On heating, bubble growth at >900 degrees C indicated volatile exsolution. In the hydrous Etna sample, isothermal conditions produced numerous new plagioclase crystals that grew to