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[T6-O-4]Characterization of optimal lava flow textures for 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar dating at Pleistocene volcanoes
*Chris Conway1, Seiko Yamasaki1, Osamu Ishizuka1, Yumiko Harigane1 (1. Geological Survey of Japan)
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Ar/Ar dating、stratovolcanoes、andesite、lava flow、Pleistocene
The 40Ar/39Ar and K/Ar geochronometers are valuable tools for defining the eruption histories of Pleistocene arc volcanoes in Japan and around the world. It is particularly important to determine the timing of eruption events over the last 100,000 years to enable assessments of recent trends in magma compositions and volumes at potentially active volcanoes. However, measuring accurate and precise 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar ages for late Pleistocene eruptive products is challenging due to the low yields of radiogenic 40Ar in young volcanic rocks.
For this study, we have characterized the textural and compositional features of lava flow groundmass samples for which 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar ages have been determined. Studied samples were collected from Ruapehu volcano in New Zealand, and Chokai, Zao, and Ontake volcanoes in Japan. The sizes and K-contents of groundmass feldspars in these samples were measured and compared with the precision of their age measurements. These datasets have provided preliminary benchmark values for the optimal textures and compositions required for high-precision 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar age measurements of late Pleistocene andesite lava flows.
For this study, we have characterized the textural and compositional features of lava flow groundmass samples for which 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar ages have been determined. Studied samples were collected from Ruapehu volcano in New Zealand, and Chokai, Zao, and Ontake volcanoes in Japan. The sizes and K-contents of groundmass feldspars in these samples were measured and compared with the precision of their age measurements. These datasets have provided preliminary benchmark values for the optimal textures and compositions required for high-precision 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar age measurements of late Pleistocene andesite lava flows.
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