DIRECT DATING OF PLIO-QUATERNARY PUMICES BY 40AR/39AR STEP-HEATING AND SINGLE-GRAIN LASER FUSION METHODS - THE EXAMPLE OF THE MONTS-DORE MASSIF (MASSIF CENTRAL, FRANCE)

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FERAUD, G
LOBELLO, P
HALL, CM
CANTAGREL, JM
YORK, D
BERNAT, M
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[1] LAB VOLCANOL, F-63000 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[2] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT PHYS, GEOPHYS LAB, TORONTO M5S 1A7, ONTARIO, CANADA
[3] UNIV NICE, F-06034 NICE, FRANCE
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10.1016/0377-0273(90)90105-O
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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K-feldspars separated from Plio-Quaternary pumice flows of the Monts-Dore massif (Massif Central, France) give 40Ar/39Ar saddle-shaped age spectra. Laser-probe analysis of hand-picked single grains gives ages in agreement with those of overlying and underlying lava flows previously dated by the conventional K-Ar method. The laser-probe ages are lower than the minimum ages measured on the populations of grains by the step-heating method. As previously suggested by Lo Bello and co-workers for the pumice flow of Neschers belonging to the same volcanic massif, the saddle-shaped age spectra are ascribed to the different Ar-release patterns of two populations of K-feldspars: (1) young sanidine phenocrysts of the pumices; and (2) old K-feldspars plucked from the Hercynian basement during the explosive eruption. Measurements of both the granitic rocks from surrounding areas and the granitic xenoliths included in pumices give ages around 330 Ma and show that most of the xenocrysts included in the pumices did not lose significant amounts of argon during the eruption. With the 40Ar/39Ar step-heating method, we were able to detect contamination of Quaternary K-feldspars by Hercynian K-feldspars as low as 0.25א. Because pumice flows of the Monts-Dore massif crop out over large areas, these new ages will be useful for establishing a precise stratigraphy of the European Plio-Quaternary. © 1990.
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