Morphology and formation of spreading cracks on pillow lavas at Cape Grim, northwestern Tasmania, Australia |
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| Authors: | Yoshihiko Goto Jocelyn McPhie |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Environmental Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, Mizumoto-cho 27-1, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan
2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
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| Abstract: | Tertiary basaltic pillow lobes at Cape Grim, northwestern Tasmania, Australia display well-preserved spreading cracks in the glassy crust. The spreading cracks are lens-shaped or rectangular in plan view. In cross section, they consist of a graben-like depression with a broad floor bounded by steep scarps. The floor of spreading crack contains an axial crack and a number of ridges that are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axial crack. The ridges within spreading cracks are inferred to have formed by the regular, repeated production and splitting of new crust at the centre of the spreading crack. This new interpretation of ridges in spreading cracks differs from the previous interpretation in which they are regarded as elongate normal fault blocks. Our interpretation provides new insight into the propagation mechanisms of pillow lavas. |
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