Moune S., Sigmarsson O., Schiano Pierre, Thordarson T., Keiding J. K. (2012). Melt inclusion constraints on the magma source of Eyjafjallajokull 2010 flank eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 117, p. B00C07. ISSN 0148-0227.
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Melt inclusion constraints on the magma source of Eyjafjallajokull 2010 flank eruption
Moune S., Sigmarsson O., Schiano Pierre, Thordarson T., Keiding J. K.
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Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 2012,
117, p. B00C07 ISSN 0148-0227
The 2010 eruptive activity at the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic system began 20 March with a basaltic flank eruption on a 300 m long fissure on the Fimmvorouhals Pass, in between Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull volcanoes. The magma expelled from the fissure is olivine-and plagioclase-bearing mildly alkali basalt that exhibits uniform and rather primitive whole-rock composition. This event provides a rare opportunity to assess deep magmatic processes in Iceland. Melt inclusions (MIs) hosted in olivine phenocrysts were analyzed for their major, trace and volatile element concentrations to enable identification of magmatic source(s) for Eyjafjallajokull volcano and to better constrain processes occurring at depth. The MIs, in particular those in Mg-rich olivines, record primary magma composition before homogenisation and differentiation during magma ascent. The olivine phenocrysts hosting the MIs have a large compositional range, extending from Fo(73) to Fo(87), reflecting changes in the magma characteristics from the source to the surface. The MI compositions exhibit significant variations with MgO ranging from 5.2 to 7.2 wt%. This compositional range was caused by a binary mixing of two basaltic end-members followed by fractional crystallization process. The sources of these end-members are identical to those of Katla and Surtsey basalts, with a dominant role of the Katla source. Trace element characteristics of the Fimmvorouhals MIs suggest important proportions of recycled oceanic crust in their mantle sources.
