Published September 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Ar-Ar constraints on the timing of Havre Trough opening and magmatism

  • 1. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington (New Zealand)
  • 2. GNS Science, Lower Hutt (New Zealand)
  • 3. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, California University, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
  • 4. Canterbury University, Christchurch (New Zealand)
  • 5. Volcano Science Center, Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  • 6. Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM (United States)
  • 7. Department of Geoscience, Wisconsin-Madison University, Madison, WI (United States)
  • 8. School of Geography, Environment and Earth Science, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington (New Zealand)
  • 9. Alaska Science Center, Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK (United States)

Description

The age and style of opening of the Havre Trough back-arc system is uncertain due to a lack of geochronologic constraints for the region. 40Ar/39Ar dating of 19 volcanic rocks from across the southern Havre Trough and Kermadec Arc was conducted in three laboratories to provide age constraints on the system. The results are integrated and interpreted as suggesting that this subduction system is young (<2 Ma) and coeval with opening of the continental Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. Arc magmatism was broadly concurrent across the breadth of the Havre Trough. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Journal Volume
62
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 371-377
ISSN
0028-8306

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Notes
35 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.