Thermochronology and the three-dimensional cooling pattern of a granitic pluton: an example from the Toki granite,Central Japan |
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| Authors: | Takashi Yuguchi Kenji Amano Tadahiko Tsuruta Tohru Danhara Tadao Nishiyama |
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| Institution: | (1) Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory, Geological Isolation Research and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1-64, Yamanouchi, Akeyo, Mizunami Gifu, 509-6132, Japan;(2) Horonobe Underground Research Center, Geological Isolation Research and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1-8, Miyazono, Horonobe, Teshio Hokkaido, 098-3207, Japan;(3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1, Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan;(4) Kyoto Fission-Track Co., Ltd, 44-4, Minamitajiri, Omiya, Kita-ku Kyoto, 603-8832, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The three-dimensional spatial variations in the cooling pattern of the Toki granitic body, a zoned pluton in Central Japan,
have been evaluated quantitatively by thermochronology using cooling age determination based on the different closure temperatures
for target mineral species. The Toki granite has hornblende K–Ar ages of about 74.3 ± 3.7 Ma (N = 2; closure temperature of 510 ± 25°C), biotite K–Ar ages of 78.5 ± 3.9 to 59.7 ± 1.5 Ma (N = 33; 300 ± 50°C), and zircon fission-track ages of 75.6 ± 3.3 to 52.8 ± 2.6 Ma (N = 44; 240 ± 50°C). The spatial variation in the biotite K–Ar age is similar to that in the zircon fission-track age in samples
collected from 11 boreholes and seven outcrop sites in the Toki granite, indicating that cooling was effectively from the
roof and also from the northwest margin. This cooling pattern shows a strong correlation with the Alumina Saturation Index
(ASI) distribution of the body. Larger ASI values correspond to earlier and more rapid cooling after emplacement and smaller
value to slower cooling. Toki granite was effectively cooled from the peraluminous regions where assimilation of country sedimentary
rock was most extensive. |
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