Syn- and post-eruptive volcanic processes in the Yubileinaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia, Russia, and implications for the emplacement of South African-style kimberlite pipes

Kurszlaukis, S.; Mahotkin, I.L.; Rotman, A. Ya.; Kolesnikov, G.V.; Makovchuk, Igor

doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.016

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“…Detailed studies of exhumed diatremes (Lefebvre et al, 2013;Delpit et al, 2014) and geophysical investigations (Blaikie et al, 2012;Jordan et al, 2013) have revealed the complexity of diatremes that can involve multiple coalesced cones of debris and reach depths of up to 2 km (White and Ross, 2011). The excavation and coring of kimberlite pipes have also documented overlapping diatreme structures (Kurszlaukis et al, 2009). All these observations point to a complex history of magma transport and interaction with the host during these eruptions.…”

Section: Maar Cratersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in maar crater size and shape using the global Maar Volcano Location and Shape (MaarVLS) database

Graettinger

2018

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

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A maar crater is the top of a much larger subsurface diatreme structure produced by phreatomagmatic explosions and the size and shape of the crater reflects the growth history of that structure during an eruption. Recent experimental and geophysical research has shown that crater complexity can reflect subsurface complexity. Morphometry provides a means of characterizing a global population of maar craters in order to establish the typical size and shape of features. A global database of Quaternary maar crater planform morphometry indicates that maar craters are typically not circular and frequently have compound shapes resembling overlapping circles. Maar craters occur in volcanic fields that contain both small volume and complex volcanoes. The global perspective provided by the database shows that maars are common in many volcanic and tectonic settings producing a similar diversity of size and shape within and between volcanic fields. A few exceptional populations of maars were revealed by the database, highlighting directions of future research to improve our understanding on the geometry and spacing of subsurface explosions that produce maars. These outlying populations, such as anomalously large craters (> 3000 m), chains of maars, and volcanic fields composed of mostly maar craters each represent a small portion of the database, but provide opportunities to reinvestigate fundamental questions on maar formation.Maar crater morphometry can be integrated with structural, hydrological studies to investigate lateral migration of phreatomagmatic explosion location in the subsurface. A comprehensive

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Section: Maar Cratersmentioning

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Trends in maar crater size and shape using the global Maar Volcano Location and Shape (MaarVLS) database

Graettinger

2018

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

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“…The walls of kimberlite pipes generally dip inward at steep angles (~80°-85°), but may dip at shallower angles, and be vertical or slightly outward-dipping over scales of tens to hundreds of meters. Dip angles in the near surface may be shallower due to cutting through weak sediment layers and through neighboring pipes (e.g., Field et al, 1997;Kurszlaukis et al, 2009). In cross section (map view), they are roughly circular to ellipsoidal and may become more irregularly shaped downward.…”

Section: Kimberlite Pipesmentioning

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Physical characteristics of kimberlite and basaltic intraplate volcanism and implications of a biased kimberlite record

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2013

Geological Society of America Bulletin

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We assess bias in the record of kimberlite volcanism by using newly acquired size data on more than 900 kimberlite bodies from 12 kimberlite fi elds eroded to depths of between 0 m and >1200 m, and by a comparison with intraplate monogenetic basaltic volcanic fi elds. Eroded kimberlite fi elds are composed of pipes (or diatremes) and dikes, and within any one kimberlite fi eld, regardless of erosion level, kimberlite bodies vary in area at Earth's surface over 2-3 orders of magnitude. Typically 60%-70% of the bodies are <10% the area of the largest pipe in the fi eld. The maximum size of a kimberlite pipe found in a fi eld shows a relationship with estimated erosion levels, suggesting that the erosion level of a region could be used to predict the maximum potential size of a pipe where it intersects the surface. The data indicate that the selective removal of surface volcanic structures and deposits by erosion has distorted the geological record of kimberlite volcanism. Selective mining of preferentially large, diamondiferous kimberlite pipes and underreporting of small kimberlite pipes and dikes add further bias. A comparison of kimberlite volcanic fi elds with intraplate monogenetic basaltic volcanic fi elds indicates that both types of volcanism overlap in terms of fi eld size, volcano number and size, and typical erupted volumes. Eroded monogenetic basaltic fi elds consist of dikes that fed effusive and weakly explosive surface eruptions, and diatremes (pipes) generated during phreatomagmatic eruptions, and they are structurally similar to eroded kimberlite fi elds. Reassessment of published data suggests that kimberlite magmas can erupt in a variety of ways and that most published data, taken from the largest kimberlite pipes, may not be representative of kimberlite volcanism as a whole. This refuels long-standing debates as to whether kimberlite pipes (diatremes) primarily result from phreatomagmatic eruptions (as in basaltic volcanism) or from volatile-driven magmatic eruptions.

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“…The crater rim is only partly a constructional feature and therefore 91 crater shape, as measured here, is less susceptible to influences of outer slope stability and 92 wind than for scoria and tuff cones (Kereszturi et (White and Ross, 2011). The excavation and coring of kimberlite pipes have also 99 documented overlapping diatreme structures (Kurszlaukis et al, 2009). All these observations 100 point to a complex history of magma transport and interaction with the host during these 101 eruptions.…”

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The shape and distribution of Maar craters using the MaarVLS database.

Graettinger¹

2018

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A maar crater is the top of a much larger subsurface diatreme structure produced by phreatomagmatic explosions and the size and shape of the crater reflects the growth history of that structure during an eruption. Recent experimental and geophysical research has shown that crater complexity can reflect subsurface complexity. Morphometry provides a means of characterizing a global population of maar craters in order to establish the typical size and shape of features. A global database of Quaternary maar crater planform morphometry indicates that maar craters are typically not circular and frequently have compound shapes resembling overlapping circles. Maar craters occur in volcanic fields that contain both small volume and complex volcanoes. The global perspective provided by the database shows that maars are common in many volcanic and tectonic settings producing a similar diversity of size and shape within and between volcanic fields. A few exceptional populations of maars were revealed by the database, highlighting directions of future research to improve our understanding on the geometry and spacing of subsurface explosions that produce maars. These outlying populations, such as anomalously large craters (> 3000 m), chains of maars, and volcanic fields composed of mostly maar craters each represent a small portion of the database, but provide opportunities to reinvestigate fundamental questions on maar formation. Maar crater morphometry can be integrated with structural, hydrological studies to investigate lateral migration of phreatomagmatic explosion location in the subsurface. A comprehensive database of intact maar morphometry is also beneficial for the hunt for maar-diatremes on other planets.

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Syn- and post-eruptive volcanic processes in the Yubileinaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia, Russia, and implications for the emplacement of South African-style kimberlite pipes

Cited by 17 publications

References 17 publications

Trends in maar crater size and shape using the global Maar Volcano Location and Shape (MaarVLS) database

Trends in maar crater size and shape using the global Maar Volcano Location and Shape (MaarVLS) database

Physical characteristics of kimberlite and basaltic intraplate volcanism and implications of a biased kimberlite record

The shape and distribution of Maar craters using the MaarVLS database.

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