Havre 2012 pink pumice is evidence of a short-lived, deep-sea, magnetite nanolite-driven explosive eruption

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dc.contributor.authorKnafelc, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorByran, SEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJones, MWMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGust, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorMallmann, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCathey, Hen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBerry, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFerré, ECen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHoward, DLen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-16T02:23:08Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-06-16T02:23:08Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2022-07-16en_AU
dc.date.statistics2023-03-30en_AU
dc.descriptionThe citation shows Michael Jones as MMW Jones. His correct name is MWM Jones (verified at Google Scholar, where this paper is listed in his profile).en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe Havre 2012 deep-sea eruption produced a massive pumice raft (~1.2 km3) at the sea surface from a volcano that sits 900 mbsl (~9.6 MPa) in the Kermadec Arc. Lava flows/domes and a field of sunken seafloor pumice were also emplaced across the summit during the eruption. Havre raft and seafloor pumice are considered to have erupted contemporaneously and as part of an effusive eruption due their similarity in appearance and bulk chemistry. A distinctive feature of the raft is the common occurrence of pink pumice. Pink pumice has been reported from subaerial explosive eruptions, and results from high-temperature atmospheric iron-oxidation (> 700 °C). The pink raft pumice therefore poses problems given the deep water setting that is assumed to prevent eruption explosivity and the effusive eruption model for the 2012 eruption. Here, pink pumice is experimentally produced by heating white Havre raft pumice for several minutes in air at temperatures between 675-900°C (Fig. 1). The degree of reddening in experimental pumices increases with increased temperatures and times, resulting in a similar spectrum of colouration observed in natural pink raft pumice. The origin of the pink colouration was then investigated using several microanalytical techniques including X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy (XFM), Fe X-ray Absorption Near Edge structures (Fe-XANES), EPMA, rock magnetics, and TEM imaging. We found that white and pink raft pumice contain abundant magnetite nanolites/microlites and higher amounts of hematite in the pink pumice. In contrast, no magnetite nanolites or hematite occurs in the seafloor pumice. Magnetite nanolites line vesicle walls of pink raft pumice where the colour is microscopically localized. This provides evidence the magnetite nanolites are oxidizing to hematite and also acted as nucleation sites for enhanced volatile exsolution. Our results demonstrate a short-lived but powerful explosive eruption phase occurred during the 2012 eruption that penetrated the water column allowing hot pyroclasts to oxidize in air (Fig. 2). In light of these results the known depth limits for explosive eruptions (~10 MPa) in the marine realm need to be reassessed and we suggest pink pumice can be an indicator of magnetite nanolite-driven explosive eruptions.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationKnafelc, J., Bryan, S. E., Jones, M. M. W., Gust, D., Mallmann, G., Cathey, H., Berry, A., Ferré, E. C., & Howard, D. L. (2022). Havre 2012 pink pumice is evidence of a short-lived, deep-sea, magnetite nanolite-driven explosive eruption. Paper presented to the 2022 Goldschmidt Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and Online, 10-15 July 2022. Retrieved from: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/8925en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate16 July 2022en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename2022 Goldschmidt Conferenceen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceHonolulu, Hawaii, USA and Onlineen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate10 July 2022en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/8925en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15061en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherGoldschmidten_AU
dc.subjectAbrasivesen_AU
dc.subjectEruptionen_AU
dc.subjectSeasen_AU
dc.subjectVolcanoesen_AU
dc.subjectWateren_AU
dc.subjectX-ray fluorescence analysisen_AU
dc.subjectRocksen_AU
dc.subjectTransmission electron microscopyen_AU
dc.titleHavre 2012 pink pumice is evidence of a short-lived, deep-sea, magnetite nanolite-driven explosive eruptionen_AU
dc.typeConference Presentationen_AU
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