GEOLOGY OF TOK ISLAND, KOREA - ERUPTIVE AND DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES OF A SHOALING TO EMERGENT ISLAND VOLCANO

被引：22

作者：

SOHN, YK

机构：

[1] Department of Geology, Kyeongsang National University, Chinju

来源：

BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY | 1995年 / 56卷 / 08期

关键词：

SUBMARINE VOLCANISM; SURTSEYAN VOLCANISM; SEAMOUNT; TUFF CONE; VOLCANOGENIC SEDIMENTATION;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00301469

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

Detailed mapping of Tok Island, located in the middle of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), along with lithofacies analysis and K-Ar age determinations reveal that the island is of early to late Pliocene age and comprises eight rock units: Trachyte I, Unit P-I, Unit P-II, Trachyandesite (2.7 +/- 0.1 Ma), Unit P-III, Trachyte II (2.7 +/- 0.1 Ma), Trachyte III (2.5 +/- 0.1 Ma) and dikes in ascending stratigraphic order. Trachyte I is a mixture of coherent trachytic lavas and breccias that are interpreted to be subaqueous lavas and related hyaloclastites. Unit P-I comprises massive and inversely graded basaltic breccias which resulted from subaerial grain flows and subaqueous debris flows. A basalt clast from the unit, derived from below Trachyte I, has an age of 4.6 +/- 0.4 Ma. Unit P-II is composed of graded and stratified lapilli tuffs with the characteristics of proximal pyroclastic surge deposits. The Trachyandesite is a massive subaerial lava ponded in a volcano-tectonic depression, probably a summit crater. A pyroclastic sequence containing flattened scoria clasts (Unit P-III) and a small volume subaerial lava (Trachyte II) occur above the Trachyandesite, suggesting resumption of pyroclastic activity and lava effusion. Afterwards, shallow intrusion of magma occurred, producing Trachyte III and trachyte dikes. The eight rock units provide an example of the changing eruptive and depositional processes and resultant succession of lithofacies as a seamount builds up above sea level to form an island volcano: Trachyte I represents a wholly subaqueous and effusive stage; Units P-I and P-II represent Surtseyan and Taalian eruptive phases during an explosive transitional (subaqueous to emergent) stage; and the other rock units represent later subaerial effusive and explosive stages. Reconstruction of volcano morphology suggests that the island is a remnant of the south-western crater rim of a volcano the vent of which lies several hundred meters to the north-east.

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页码：660 / 674

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