Constraints on the evolution of the Taranaki volcanoes,New Zealand,based on aeromagnetic data |
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| Authors: | C A Locke J Cassidy A MacDonald |
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| Institution: | (1) Geology Department, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;(2) Woodward Clyde (NZ) Ltd, P.O. Box 37-547, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Aeromagnetic anomalies measured over the three relict andesite volcanoes (Paritutu, Kaitake and Pouakai) in Taranaki are largely dominated by topographic effects. Three-dimensional magnetic modelling, well constrained by both contrasting levels of exposure and previous gravity models, shows that the bulk magnetization of the andesite edifice and edifice core of both Kaitake and Pouakai is 2.5–3.5 A m-1 in a direction close to that of the present earth's field. However, the large andesite dyke/stock complexes below all three edifices and a localized area of the Kaitake edifice directly above the centre of the subedifice complex have anomalously low bulk magnetizations of 0.3–1.0 A m-1 in the same direction. These subsurface complexes represent dyke injection from magma chambers situated in the basement, probably below 6 km depth. Here, we deduce that heat from these magma chambers drove hydrothermal convection systems causing widespread demagnetization, especially in the subedifice complexes, but also locally within the edifices themselves. A lesser degree of demagnetization at Pouakai, the youngest of the three volcanoes, may indicate a shorter and consequently more intense period of activity at this centre. |
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| Keywords: | Volcanic structures Aeromagnetic survey Hydrothermal alteration Andesite New Zealand |
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