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Stick‐Slip Tremor Beneath an Alpine Glacier (2021)

Umlauft, J. ; Lindner, F. ; Roux, P. ; [et al.]

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Publication Date: 2021-07-01

Description: Sliding of glacial ice over its base is typically described by a frictionless or slowly deforming bed. This view is challenged by recent seismic observations of stick‐slip motion at the ice‐bed interface. We revisit a high‐frequency (20–35 Hz) harmonic tremor recorded on Gornergletscher, Switzerland. In contrast to previous interpretation in terms of glaciohydraulic tremor, we present evidence for superimposed stick‐slip episodes as tremor sources: we locate the tremor source with matched field processing polarity optimization, which allows for azimuthal polarity patterns associated with nonisotropic moment tensors and yields a tremor source clustering near the glacier bed. Our analysis confirms an S wave radiation pattern in agreement with a double‐couple source derived from ice sliding over bedrock and explains our tremor observations in terms of glacier stick‐slip motion. Adding to observations of stick‐slip tremor beneath polar ice streams, this first report on stick‐slip tremor beneath Alpine ice favors widespread seismogenic glacier sliding.

Description: Plain Language Summary: For many years, researchers have observed cryoseismic stick‐slip tremor exclusively in Antarctica. Stick‐slip tremor is due to small repeating slip events at the glacier bed as a glacier advances downstream. This type of tremor is a telltale sign of what is happening at the ice‐bed interface and indicates frictional sliding. Here, we present first evidence for stick‐slip tremor at an Alpine glacier—Gornergletscher, Switzerland. We identify indicators in the seismic signature and apply data processing techniques that reveal that the creeping glacier sole moves under the influence of gravity and irregularly rubs over a sticky area at the bed.

Description: Key Points: We revisit a harmonic tremor recorded by a seismic array on an Alpine glacier, which was previously interpreted as hydraulic tremor. Applying matched field processing that accounts for nonisotropic radiation patterns suggests a tremor source at the ice‐bedrock interface. A focal mechanism derived from ice slip over bedrock explains our results and suggests seismogenic stick‐slip motion at the glacier's base.

Description: Swiss National Science Foundation

Keywords: 551 ; Alpine glacier ; cryoseismology ; matched field processing ; stick‐slip tremor

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Trachyte-phonolite transition at Dunedin Volcano: Fingerprints of magma plumbing system maturity and mush evolution (2021)

Pontesilli, Alessio ; Brenna, Marco ; Mollo, Silvio ; [et al.]

Elsevier

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Publication Date: 2021-12-22

Description: Phonolite-trachyte associations are a common feature of alkaline volcanoes in intraplate settings, and their coexistence challenges closed-system magmatic differentiation scenarios. Here we have investigated the mineralogical and petrochemical features of dikes, lavas, pyroclastic deposits, and comagmatic crystal-rich enclaves outcropping at Dunedin Volcano (Otago region, southern New Zealand). These alkaline magmatic products show both highly and mildly alkaline affinities, trending towards phonolitic and trachytic end-members, respectively. Intermediate rocks are phonotephrites + tephriphonolites (highly alkaline series) and mugearites + benmoreites (mildly alkaline series) with a phenocryst assemblage of clinopyroxene + plagioclase ± amphibole formed at low to mid-crustal levels (i.e., ~29–16 km). Phonolites are porphyritic rocks characterized by alkali feldspar ± amphibole ± clinopyroxene. Their whole-rock compositions are highly enriched in incompatible elements, with variable Ba + Sr contents. A weak negative to slightly positive Eu anomaly is also associated with 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7028–0.7031, which are comparable to those of parental magmas. Geochemical models indicate that phonolites originate as interstitial melts that are generated via abundant alkali feldspar crystallization from a shallow crystalline mush (i.e., ~14–5 km). Strong melt differentiation and extraction is testified by crystal-rich enclaves, as remnants of the mush region. On the other hand, trachytes are phenocryst-poor products strongly depleted in Ba + Sr and with a marked negative Eu anomaly. Trachytes are characterized by 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7040–0.7060, which are different from intermediate rocks and phonolites, and trend towards crustal isotopic compositions. Integrated mass balance, trace element, and energy-constrained modeling confirm that trachytes originate from mildly alkaline magmas interacting with the country rock during feldspar fractionation. We interpret the transition from trachyte to phonolite formation and eruption resulting from the maturation of the plumbing system through accumulation, cooling, and degassing of both highly and mildly alkaline magmas.

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Description: 106545

Description: 2V. Struttura e sistema di alimentazione dei vulcani

Description: 3V. Proprietà chimico-fisiche dei magmi e dei prodotti vulcanici

Description: 4V. Processi pre-eruttivi

Description: JCR Journal

Keywords: Crystalline mush evolution ; Alkaline magmas ; Crystal-rich enclaves ; Trachyte-phonolite transition ; Magma fractionation ; Crustal assimilation ; Dunedin Volcano

Repository Name: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)

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