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Sodium metasomatism and magnesio-riebeckite mineralization in the Wilson Ridge pluton
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MINER.ALIZATION IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON
by
Deborah Ann Potts
Bachelor of Science University o f Nevada, Las Vegas 1993
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Master of Science Degree Department of Geoscience College of Sciences
Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 2000
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Entitled Sodium Metasomatism and Magneslo-R iebeckite M ineralization in the
Wilson Ridge Pluton
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Sodium Metasomatism and Magnesio-Riebecidte Mineralization in the Wilson Ridge Pluton
by
Deborah A. Potts
Dr. Rodney V. Metcalf, Examination Committee Chair Associate Professor of Geoscience University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Wilson Ridge pluton contains a rare occurrence of hydrothermal sodic
amphibole. Hydrothermal amphibole occurs as fracture coatings, veinlets, dense
stockwork-type networks, and diffusive alteration fronts. Electron microprobe analyses
of the hydrothermal amphibole reveal a range of Na-rich compositions, most notably
magnesio-riebeckite. Magnesio-riebeckite in the Wilson Ridge pluton formed by Na-
metasomatism related to subsolidus hydrothermal alteration involving Na-rich fluids of
meteoric origin. Whole-rock geochemistry of samples from zones of hydrothermal
amphibole show enrichment ofNaiO (> 9 .6 wt. %) and depletion of K 2O (0 .1 5 wt. %)
and CaO (2.4 wt. %) relative to unaltered host rock. Secondary fluid inclusions
associated with zones of hydrothermal amphibole contain daughter crystals of halite and
up to three other unknown crystals. Oxygen isotope studies suggest that granitoid rocks
containing hydrothermal amphiboles have lower S ‘* 0 values (+3.68% o to + 6.97% o) than
unaltered granitoid rocks ( 5 ‘* 0 values +6.04% o to + 9.23% o).
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ABSTRACT...... iii
LIST OF FIGURES...... vi
LIST OF TABLES...... viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...... ix
CHAPTER! INTRODUCTION...... I Purpose ...... 2 Study Design and Instrumental Techniques ...... 3
CHAPTER 2 GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON...... 7
CHAPTER 3 FIELD OCCURRENCES AND PETROGRAPHY OF AMPHIBOLE ALTERATION IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON...... 11 Field Occurrences - Kingman W ash ...... 11 Petrography of Kingman Wash - Dike Rocks ...... 12 Petrography o f Kingman Wash - Granitoid Host Rocks ...... 13 Field Occurrences - Horsethief Canyon ...... 17 Petrography of Horsethief Canyon-Dike Rocks ...... 18 Petrography of Horsethief Canyon-Granitoid Host Rocks ...... 19 Additional Occurrences of Blue Amphibole in the Wilson Ridge Pluton ...... 19 Relationship of Blue Amphibole Mineralization to Structures ...... 20 Saline Fluid Inclusions ...... 25
CHAPTER 4 COMPOSITION OF BLUE AMPHIBOLE IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON...... 29 X-ray diffractometry...... 29 Electron Microprobe Analyses of Blue Amphiboles ...... 29 Structural Formula Calculation ...... 32 Amphibole Classification and Compositional Variability ...... 33
CHAPTER 5 WHOLE-ROCK COMPOSITIONS...... 40 Whole-rock Geochemistry ...... 40
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CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION: ORIGIN OF BLUE AMPHIBOLE IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON...... 46 Evidence of Subsolidus Hydrothermal Origin ...... 46 Discussion of the Timing of Mineralization ...... 46 Evidence of Na-metasomatism ...... 47 Origin of Hydrothermal Water - Interpretation of Oxygen Isotope Data ...... 48 Source of Sodium ...... 51 Thermal Conditions of Blue Amphibole Growth ...... 52 Potential Cause of Na-metasomatism in the Wilson Ridge Pluton ...... 57
CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSIONS...... 61 Suggestions for Future W ork ...... 62
REFERENCES...... 64
APPENDIX A CHEMISTRY OF THE AMPHIBOLES...... 71
APPENDIX B ESTIMATION OF GIBBS FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION FOR MAGNESIO-RIEBECKITE...... 76
APPENDIX C ELECTRON MICROPROBE DATA AND STRUCTURAL FORMULA INTERPRETATION...... 81
APPENDIX D PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES...... 89
APPENDIX E LIST OF SAMPLES AND ANALYSIS...... 99
APPENDIX F X-RAY DIFRACTOMETRY...... 101
VITA...... 104
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Figure 1 Location M ap ...... 6 Figure 2 Geologic Map of Wilson Ridge Pluton ...... 10 Figure 3 Photomicrograph of blue amphibole crystals ...... 14 Figure 4 Photomicrograph of chessboard feldspar ...... 15 Figure 5 Photomicrograph of minute, amphibole crystals ...... 15 Figure 6 Banded dike from Kingman Wash ...... 16 Figure 7 Blue amphibole veining in Horsethief Canyon ...... 21 Figure 8 Blue amphibole veining in Horsethief Canyon ...... 22 Figure 9 Horsethief Canyon rocks altered by metasomatism ...... 22 Figure 10 Photomicrograph of altered magmatic hornblende ...... 23 Figure 11 Photomicrograph of radiating cluster of amphibole grains ...... 24 Figure 12 Fluid inclusions in quartz containing a daughter crystal ...... 27 Figure 13 Fluid inclusions in quartz containing a daughter crystal ...... 28 Figure 14 a-b SEM images of microprobed amphiboles ...... 31 Figure 15 Graphical representation of calcic amphiboles ...... 35 Figure 16 Graphical representation of alkali amphiboles ...... 36 Figure 17 Graphical representation of sodic-calcic amphiboles ...... 37 Figure 18 a-b Graphically determined compositions for amphibole ...... 38 Figure 19 Graphical representation of sodium in amphibole structure ...... 39 Figure 20 Graphical representation of Na-vs-K ...... 44 Figure 21 Distribution of for various rocks ...... 49 Figure 22 Miocene-Pliocene evaporate deposits near southern Nevada...... 53 Figure 23 Thermal stabilit) limits for riebeckite and magnesio-riebeckite 56 Figure 24 Schematic representation of the amphibole structure ...... 65 Figure 25 Regression values for magnesio-riebeckite ...... 80
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Table 1 Representative Electron Microprobe Analyses ...... 30 Table 2 Whole-rock XRF Analyses ...... 42 Table 3 Whole-rock Oxygen Isotope Analyses ...... 43 Table 4. Summary of site occupancies in amphiboles ...... 73 Table 5. Magnesio-riebeckite forming reactions ...... 78
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I thank my thesis advisor Rodney Metcalf for his instruction, guidance, and patience throughout this project. Without his support and knowledge of amphibole mineralogy , this study would not have been possible. 1 thank Gene Smith. Fred Bachhuber and Jean Cline for their patience and help, always at the last minute. I thank Clay Crow and Alex Sanchez for their help in mineral preparation and X-ray Fluorescence. Finally. 1 wish to thank Anne Wyman for her guidance, friendship, enthusiasm, and love of geology, which she shared with everyone she met.
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INTRODUCTION
Magnesio-riebeckite, a sodic amphibole, has a large temperature and pressure
stability field, yet it's occurrence in nature is rare. Specialized conditions are necessary
for the formation of magnesio-riebeckite including an abundant source of sodium and
oxygen fugacity conditions necessary to produce coexisting Fe“" and Fe^T Sodium
metasomatism is generally characterized by the exchange reaction of Na^ for K"'” or Ca’’ in
mafic minerals. Minerals such as hornblende may be partially to totally replaced by more
sodium-rich minerals. Although magnesio-riebeckite requires specialized conditions
leading to its formation, many occurrences have been documented. Magnesio-riebeckite
is most common in metamorphic terranes and Precambrian banded iron formations but
has also been identified in fenites (Kresten. 1988), carbonitites (Mian and LeBas, 1986),
porphyry copper systems (Battles, 1990; Carten, 1986; Dilles, 1987 and 1982). some
granites (Lyons, 1972; Collins et al, 1982; Kiimard. 1985) and in evaporate deposits in
the Green River Formation. Utah (Ernst. 1960). Rarely has magnesio-riebeckite been
documented in hydrothermal systems (Hawley, 1937; Frohberg, 1939; Strong and Taylor,
1984).
Blue amphibole, of apparent hydrothermal origin, is found associated with the
Wilson Ridge pluton. I use the term, blue amphibole, to represent all compositional
variations of sodic. sodic-calcic, and alkali amphiboles, including magnesio-riebeckite, as
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formed during a period of mid-Miocene extension in the Lake Mead area of southern
Nevada and northwestern Arizona (Smith et a!.. 1990; Larsen and Smith, 1990; Metcalf
el al.. 1993). Wilson Ridge is the northernmost pluton in the Colorado River extensional
corridor (CREC; Howard and John, 1987). E. 1. Smith and E. M. Duebendorfer
(unpublished data, 1992) first documented the occurrence of blue amphibole associated
with the Wilson Ridge pluton. Field observations suggest that amphibole alteration is
spatially associated with north-trending faults and late-stage dikes which cross-cut the
pluton host rock. Regions o f sodium enrichment and potassium depletion have been
recognized in the Wilson Ridge pluton. suggesting removal or redistribution of potassium
and sodium by fluids which circulated through the pluton (Feuerbach. 1986; Larsen and
Smith. 1990; Smith et al.. 1990). This study is important because late-stage hydrothermal
systems in tectonically active (extensional) zones, such as the Wilson Ridge pluton.
generally are not studied unless associated with ore deposition. The processes which
produce barren systems are as important to our knowledge as those which produce, and
aid in exploration of economic ore deposits.
Purpose
This study was initiated to resolve the origin(s) of blue amphibole in the Wilson
Ridge pluton. The purpose of this thesis is to document and to test hypotheses regarding
the origin of the blue amphibole. The hypothesis I am testing is that blue amphibole is
the result of Na-metasomatism related to hydrothermal activity. The objectives of this
study are to document and describe the occurrence of blue amphibole in the Wilson
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blue amphibole. (2) whether Na-enrichment was responsible for amphibole alteration and
whether Na-enrichment was coupled with K-depletion, (3) the relative timing of blue
amphibole formation with respect to pluton crystallization, dike emplacement, tilting, and
faulting of the pluton. (4) the geochemical environment that led to blue amphibole
formation in the Wilson Ridge pluton, and. (5) conducting oxygen isotope studies to
constrain the source of the hydrothermal fluids responsible for amphibole alteration.
Finally. I plan to use the collected data to suggest models for the formation of blue
amphibole in the Wilson Ridge pluton.
Study Design and Instrumental Techniques
The following methods were utilized to test the hypothesis that blue amphibole is
the result of Na-metasomatism related to hydrothermal activity. The initial phase of this
study documented the field occurrence of blue amphibole and its relationship to fault
zones and associated breccia zones. The association of blue amphibole to late-stage dikes
was also examined. Amphibole-bearing materials from veins, fault zones, and
surrounding host rock (altered and unaltered) were collected for analysis and imaltered
samples were collected for comparison. Existing data from previous studies of
published/unpublished work were also incorporated into this study. I used X-ray
diffraction (XRD) to confirm the presence of riebeckite in vein material. Mineral
associations and textural relationships in samples containing blue amphibole have been
determined by pétrographie analysis. The sampling strategy for the pétrographie study
involved collecting samples containing blue amphibole from the center of veins, faults
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and fractures, and then from varying distances outw ard from the center of most intense
alteration to areas with no alteration. Dikes containing diffusive blue banding (similar in
appearance to Liesegang banding) were also sampled. A pétrographie study was
completed on 30 thin sections of altered and unaltered granitoid rocks, dike rocks, and
breccias (Appendix D). Samples consist of 10 altered dikes. 1 unaltered dike. 8 altered
granitoids, and 3 visibly unaltered granitoids. Most samples are from the Kingman Wash
and Horsethief Canyon areas. Two severely altered samples (CL5-15/4 and CL5-15/5)
were collected from the eastern edge of the pluton. near the abandoned Cohenour Mine
shaft (36° 3' 55" latitude. 114° 34' 53" longitude), on Lake Mead National Recreational
Area road number 71. Samples containing rare crystals of blue amphibole were
examined using an Olympus SZ-PT Binocular microscope.
1 observed fluid inclusions containing daughter crystals, in quartz, that were
spatially associated with blue amphibole mineralization. This was done to estimate the
salinity of fluids that may be responsible for blue amphibole mineralization. Electron
microprobe analyses quantified the chemistry, zonation, and chemical variation in blue
amphibole and were used to compare these results with similar data for amphiboles in
unaltered rocks of the Wilson Ridge pluton. Whole-rock X-ray fluorescence
spectrometry (XRF) analyses identified NaiO values in altered and unaltered rocks and
consequently provided a test for Na-metasomatism. Altered rock samples were selected
on the basis of their close spatial relationship to blue amphibole veins. Whole-rock
oxygen isotope data from altered and unaltered samples were obtained to identify
potential sources of fluids responsible for blue amphibole mineralization.
X-ray diffraction and X-ray spectrometry were conducted at the University of
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analyses at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to analyse major and trace elements in
whole-rock samples. Fused glass disks were prepared for each sample for major element
analy sis, using the method outlined by Morikawa (1996). which consists of heating
1.7000 g ± 0.0005 g sample. 8.5000 g ± 0.0005 g lithium tetraborate, and 0.2740 g ±
0.0005 g ammonium nitrate at 1100 °C for thirty minutes in covered gold-platinum
crucibles and pouring the resultant melt into heated gold-platinum molds. Major element
standardization was performed using a fused disk of U.S.G.S. standard AGV-1 (dated
10/96). An unknown (NBS-688) was then run to check against published values. Trace
element standardization used a fused disk of U.S.G.S. standard BFIVO-1 (dated 10/96)
and MAG-1 (dated 10/96) as an unknown to check against published values.
Microprobe studies were conducted using a JEOL 733 Electron Microprobe at the
University of New Mexico. Operating conditions were 15 kV and 20 mA. The electron
beam was de focused to ~3 pm to prevent loss of Na^O and KiO. Natural silicate
minerals were used as standards.
Oxygen isotope analyses were conducted at the New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology. Soccorro. New Mexico, under the direction of Dr. Andrew Campbell.
Oxygen isotope values for igneous rocks from the Wilson Ridge pluton are compared to
standard mean ocean water (SMOW). Values of Ô^^O, which are positive, indicate that a
sample is enriched in ^^O relative to SMOW;
1 8 o /16q (SMOW) = 1.008 l^O/^^O (NBS-1) National Bureau of Standards
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Wilson Ridge Pluton Paint Pots
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Mt. Perkins * 0 Pluton Nelson Pluton
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Figure 1. Location map of the Lake Mead area of southern Nevada and northwest Arizona Las Vegas Valley shear zone (LWSZ); Lake Mead fault system (LMFS); Boulder City pluton (BC); Hamblin Bay Fault (HBF); Hamblin-Cleopatra volcano (HCV); Hoover Dam volcanic rocks (HD); River Mountains stock (RMS). Map modified from Larsen and Smith (1990) and Metcalf et al. (1993).
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GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF
THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON
The Wilson Ridge pluton, northwestern Arizona is an epizonal, calc-alkaline
pluton that formed during mid-Miocene extension in the Lake Mead area Nevada and
Arizona (Smith et al.. 1990; Larsen and Smith, 1990; Metcalf et al.. 1993; Anderson et
al.. 1994). The pluton lies approximately 20 km east of the River Mountains and appears
to have been separated from the River Mountains by movement along the Saddle Island
detachment fault (Weber and Smith, 1987; Duebendorfer et al.. 1990), and/or along the
Lake Mead fault system (Anderson et al., 1994). Geochemical correlation suggest a
cogenetic relationship between the Wilson Ridge pluton and volcanic rocks in the River
Mountains (Weber and Smith, 1987; Smith et al., 1990; Metcalf, unpublished isotopic
data; Duebendorfer et al., 1998).
The intermediate composition of the Wilson Ridge pluton has been shown by
petrography, and chemical and isotopic data to result primarily from the mixing o f mafic
and felsic magmas with lesser amounts of fractional crystallization (Larsen and Smith,
1990; Smith et al., 1990; Metcalf et al., 1993). The northern and central parts of the
pluton (Figure 2) consist of quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite, and monzodiorite of
the Teakettle Pass suite (13.5 ± 0.4 Ma; K-Ar on biotite separates; Larsen and Smith,
1990). In the southern part of the pluton, the Teakettle Pass suite is in intrusive contact
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with Precambrian rocks. The Horsethief Canyon diorite (13.4 ± 0.4 Ma; dating method
K-Ar on biotite separates; Larsen and Smith. 1990). in the southern portion, intruded
Precambrian basement rocks (Larsen and Smith. 1990; Metcalf et al.. 1993; Anderson et
al.. 1994). The Teakettle Pass quartz monzonite consists of quartz, plagioclase,
orthoclase. biotite. and minor hornblende, sphene. and apatite, with trace zircon
(Feuerbach. 1986; Larsen and Smith. 1990). Quartz monzodiorite and monzodiorite
contain plagioclase, biotite. hornblende, and late forming quartz and orthoclase, with
accessory sphene. apatite, and trace zircon (Larsen and Smith. 1990). The Teakettle Pass
suite contains abundant mafic micro granitoid enclaves consisting of basalt and diorite.
The enclaves have crenulate. fine grained margins resulting from instantaneous chilling
upon contact with the cooler felsic melt (Larsen and Smith. 1990). Characteristics such
as compositional banding, schlieren, or pillow-like enclaves provide evidence of
incomplete mixing in the Teakettle Pass portion of the pluton. The intermediate phases
of the Teakettle Pass suite intruded the Horsethief Canyon diorite. producing net-veins
and incorporating angular xenoliths of the diorite (Larsen and Smith. 1990; Metcalf et al.,
1993).
Hornblende geobarometry (Metcalf and Smith, 1991) indicates a pressure range
of 1.9 to 3.1 ± 0.5 kbars from north to south across the pluton, corresponding to a depth
of crystallization of 6.9 to 11.3 ± 0.8 km for the deeper portion (south) of the pluton
(Metcalf. 1997. unpublished data), as well as the conclusion that 17° of post
solidification northward tilt occurred in the pluton (Metcalf and Smith, 1991).
Emplacement of at least 400 north-trending dikes has resulted in approximately 20
percent east-west extension in the pluton (Feuerbach, 1986).
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separates from quartz monzonite. diorite. and a rhyodacite dike) is cut by northeast-
striking high-angle faults of the Lake Mead fault zone (Anderson et al.. 1994). North-
striking tabular dikes of granite, granite porphyry, aplite. basalt, and biotite lamprophyTe
that have widths of 0.5-30 m. and north-striking high-angle normal faults cross-cut the
pluton (Feuerbach. 1986; Larsen and Smith. 1990). At Flamingo Cove (Figure 2).
Naumann (1987) observed low-angle faults cutting the Wilson Ridge pluton. The low-
angle faults also place the pluton in contact with lower Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
(Naumann. 1987).
The youngest igneous rocks in the area are 5.89 Ma to 4.61 - 4.3 Ma basalt flows
at Fortification Hill and Petroglyph Wash (Figure 2). respectively (4.3 Ma. Anderson et
al.. 1972; Feuerbach et al.. 1991; K-Ar on groundmass plagioclase separates). These
basalt flows are spatially associated with, and/or overlie major north-northwest striking
high-angle faults that cut the pluton (Smith et al.. 1990; Metcalf and others. 1993). In
Petroglyph Wash, basalt vents are not clearly associated with north-striking high-angle
normal faults, yet the basalt flows are unfaulted and overlie the faults. Movement along
the north-striking high-angle normal faults, therefore, must have occurred after pluton
crystallization and prior to the eruption of the basalt flows. North-northwest striking
high-angle faults cut the low-angle faults and the Wilson Ridge pluton, but not
Fortification Hill basalts. Movement along these faults occurred between 13.5 to 5.89
Ma.
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114-40* 114' 37'30 114* 35’ Miles 5 Kilometers Flamingo Cove Î
I 36"07'30" ' 36*07'30*'
Cohenour Mine and Cohenour Loop Rd Petroglyph -OS’ Canyon
2*30“. r 2’ 30"
36-00' - - 36*00'
Horsethief Canyon
114*40 * 114*37W 114*35’ Figure 2. Generalized geology of the Wilson Ridge pluton. Fortification Hill (FH). Modified from Feuerbach (1986), Naumann (1987), Larsen (1989), and Metcalf (1993). Explanation Quaternary, Pliocene & j Fine-grained Quartz I Horsethief Canyon Miocene sedimentary _ Monzonite I Diorite I Patsy Mine □ rocks s Quartz Monzonite I Volcanics Fortification Hill Precambrian Basalts Monzodiorite and Quartz Monzodiorite Basement Rocks High-angle Normal Faults
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FIELD OCCURRENCES AND PETROGRAPHY
OF AMPHIBOLE ALTERATION IN
THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON
Two major occurrences of blue amphibole mineralization occur on the west side
of the pluton. one in Kingman Wash, and the other in Horsethief Canyon. At both
localities, blue amphibole is widespread within dikes and granitoid host rocks, as coatings
on joints and fault surfaces, and along dike edges. Blue amphibole also occurs in north-
south striking latite (QAPF diagram: Streckeisen. 1976) dikes that represent the last
phases of magmatism in the Wilson Ridge pluton. Complete pétrographie descriptions,
for all thin-sections studied, are included in Appendix D. and correspond to the following
descriptions.
Field Occurrences - Kingman Wash
Blue amphibole occurs in shear zones in the eastern Kingman Wash area and
is commonly fibrous to powdery. Another occurrence of blue amphibole mineralization
can be observed in a sub-horizontal, east-west trending dike of fine-grained latite (QAPF
diagram; Streckeisen. 1976). This latite dike contains minute needlelike to prismatic blue
crystals of blue amphibole throughout (sample KWlO-18/1). The dike intruded an
extensively fractured and/or sheared portion o f the pluton characterized by extensive
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amphibole alteration, but. the dike is not fractured and sheared as is the surrounding host
rock. Both the dike and the dike host contain blue amphibole.
Another pale-blue, fine-grained latite dike occurs near the western end of
Kingman Wash. This dike intruded a portion of the pluton characterized by extensive
development of blue amphibole. The dike strikes northwest and dips approximately 45°
east. Pétrographie examination of dike rock revealed minute needlelike to prismatic blue
crystals. Field relationships indicate that rocks of the Kingman Wash portion of Wilson
Ridge pluton have been extensively faulted and sheared and subjected to hydrothermal
alteration.
Samples containing rare crystals of blue amphibole (Figure 3) from a fault zone
within Kingman Wash (36° 2" 15' latitude. 114° 37" 12' longitude) exhibit a gradational
color change from dark green to black to a pale-blue on the opposite end of the crystal.
Petrography of Kingman Wash Dike Rocks
Dike rocks from the Kingman Wash area consist of latite (QAPF diagram;
Streckeisen. 1976). and generally contain anhedral quartz, subhedral to euhedral
plagioclase. anhedral K-spar. subhedral to anhedral hornblende, and minor amounts of
apatite, sphene. large sericite (> 10pm), hematite and magnetite (Appendix D). Olive
green, euhedral magmatic hornblende grains generally have pale-blue overgrowths or
reaction rims, visible in plane polarized light, or appear as altered and ragged relict
grains. Plagioclase phenocrysts in most samples exhibit minor to moderate sericitic
alteration. Some feldspar phenocrysts have a chessboard texture (Figure 4). The
groundmass. generally consisting of plagioclase and potassium feldspar, contains minute
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(< 2pm width), acicular pale-blue needles (K.Wl-12/5. KW5-396/7. KW10-I8/1) of
amphibole throughout (Figure 5) and rare minute (< 1 pm) inclusions of red iron-oxide.
Blue amphibole also occurs in pale blue dikes (KW5-396/7) as diffusive alteration fronts,
similar to Liesegang banding, in Kingman Wash (Figure 6).
Petrography of Kingman Wash - Granitoid Host Rocks
Granitoid host rocks from Kingman Wash consist of monzonite. monzogranite.
quartz monzodiorite. diorite. and granite (QAPF diagram of Streckeisen. 1976).
Monzonite host rocks contain magmatic hornblende with pale-blue overgrowths or
reaction rims. Some hornblende is extensively altered to chlorite and/or pale-blue
amphibole. Biotite and opaque oxides (mostly magnetite), are found within remnant
crystals of altered hornblende. Some biotite is altered to chlorite. Veinlets of chlorite/
riebeckite occur throughout some samples. Most plagioclase crystals show only minor
sericitic alteration.
Monzo-granite contains anhedral quartz, subhedral to euhedral plagioclase.
anhedral alkali feldspar, extensively altered magmatic hornblende and biotite, and minor
amounts of apatite, sphene, and opaque minerals. Secondary chlorite veinlets are present
throughout. Plagioclase exhibits weak to moderate sericitic alteration. Magmatic
hornblende has been altered to chlorite with few a remnant hornblende grains. Less than
1 % of feldspar phenocrysts exhibit a chessboard texture. Opaque oxide minerals most
likely are magnetite because they lack the reddish cast on thin, outer edges characteristic
of hematite.
Quartz monzodiorite consists of anhedral quartz, euhedral to subhedral
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Figure 3. Rare crystals of minute, pale- to silvery- blue colored amphibole have been found as open-space filling in one fault zone in Kingman Wash. (Field of view 8.5 mm, reflected light).
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Figure 4. Photomicrograph (KW10-18/3b) of chessboard feldspar adjacent to vein of magnesio-riebeckite (not in photo). Microprobe analyses of eight points, including core and rim yield nearly pure albite (Abg»). (Field of view = 3.25mm, cross polarized light).
Figure 5. Minute, acicular crystals of disseminated blue amphibole. Sample KW4-27/5 (Field of view = 360 pm - plane polarized light).
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Figure 6. Blue diffusive banding in dike from the Kingman Wash area of the Wilson Ridge piuton. Bands are minute, needlelike to prismatic blue amphibole crystals. Six inch ruler for scale.
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plagioclase. subhedral to anhedral hornblende, subhedral biotite. and minor sphene and
opaque oxides. Minor sericitic alteration occurs in the core of some plagioclase
phenocr>'sts. Most magmatic hornblende phenociysts have overgrowths or reaction rims
of pale-blue amphibole.
Diorite consists of anhedral quartz (< 5%), subhedral to euhedral plagioclase,
subhedral hornblende, and minor euhedral to subhedral sphene. apatite, and opaque
minerals. Plagioclase is not affected by sericitic alteration. Hornblende does not appear
visibly altered and lacks the overgrowths or reaction rims of pale-blue amphibole
observed elsewhere.
Granite consists of anhedral quartz, subhedral plagioclase. anhedral K-feldspar.
subhedral biotite and hornblende, and minor sphene and opaque minerals. Plagioclase is
not altered by sericitic alteration. Hornblende appears visibly unaltered, without
overgrowths or reaction rims of pale-blue amphibole.
Field Occurrences - Horse thief Canyon
The occurrence of blue amphibole at Horsethief Canyon is similar to that of
Kingman Wash inasmuch as amphibole alteration is widespread as a coating on fractures,
joints, fault surfaces. Pale blue dikes containing minute (< 2 pm wide), prismatic pale-
blue amphibole also occur. In addition, blue amphibole in Horsethief Canyon is found in
veinlets and dense stockwork-type networks that permeate the siuroimding host rock
(Figures 7 and 8).
In Horsethief Canyon, diorite and pegmatitic diorite xenoliths are incorporated
into quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite, and monzodiorite of the Teakettle Pass suite
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(Larsen and Smith. 1990: Metcalf et al. 1993). Some diorite xenoliths. near stockwork-
t\'pe blue amphibole veining. whether fine crystalline or pegmatitic. exhibit a bluish color
throughout. In hand sample, euhedral hornblende crystals have a silvery-blue coating. In
some instances this blue alteration extends into more felsic rocks enclosing the diorite
xenoliths. creating a ver> noticeable blue color in the rock (Figure 9).
Petrography of Horsethief Canyon - Dike Rocks
Most dike rocks fi-om Horsethief Canyon are aphanitic or porphyritic latite
(QAPF diagram of Streckeisen. 1976). The Latite dikes generally consist of anhedral
quartz, subhedral to euhedral plagioclase. anhedral K-feldspar. subhedral to anhedral
hornblende, and minor amounts of apatite, sphene. and muscovite. Some opaque oxide
minerals exhibit cubic habit while others have red internal reflections characteristic of
hematite. Plagioclase phenocrysts are moderately to intensely altered to sericite.
Groundmass feldspars have weak to moderate sericitic alteration. Original magmatic
hornblende is partially altered and rimmed by blue amphibole (Figure 10) while other
hornblende phenocrysts are moderately to severely altered to chlorite. Biotite and opaque
oxide minerals are found within altered hornblende grains. Some biotite (< 5%) is altered
to chlorite. The groundmass of some dikes contains tiny acicular pale-blue amphibole
needles (HTl 0-27/1 ). Secondary calcite veining commonly cross-cuts chlorite/riebeckite
veining in very altered samples of latite dike rocks from Horsethief Canyon (HTI-I3/9
and HTl-13/11).
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Petrography of Horsethief Canyon - Granitoid Host Rocks
Granitoid host rocks from Horsethief Canyon consist primarily of monzonite and
monzodiorite (QAPF diagram of Lemaitre et al.. 1989; Streckeisen. 1976) and contain
anhedral quartz, subhedral to euhedral plagioclase. anhedral K-feldspar. subhedral to
anhedral hornblende, opaque oxides, and minor amounts of apatite and sphene.
Plagioclase phenocrysts are moderately to intensely altered to sericite while
approximately 25% have sericitic alteration only within their cores. Less than 2% of
feldspar phenocrysts display a chessboard texture One sample contains feldspar with
tartan twinning, indicating that the feldspar is microcline. Hornblende and biotite are
extensively altered. Rims and interiors of hornblende phenocrysts are altered to pale-blue
amphibole. Some hornblende has been altered to chlorite. Blue amphibole also occurs as
radiating clusters (Figure 11) in severely altered granitoid host rocks. Opaque oxide
minerals are associated with severely altered hornblende phenocrysts and appear within
remnant amphibole phenocrysts. Chlorite veining occurs throughout dike host rocks.
Additional Occurrences of Blue Amphibole
in the Wilson Ridge Piuton
Other occurrences of blue amphibole are found in Gilbert Canyon and at James
Bay (Figure 2). Gilbert Canyon lies in the northeastern portion of the piuton, just south
of Lake Mead. On the eastern side of Lake Mead National Recreational Area (LMNRA)
road number 71 (northern portion) north of Petroglyph Canyon and south of the
abandoned Cohenour Mine shaft lie flows of Fortification Hill basalt. Blue amphibole
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mineralization occurs as veins or sheets at the base o f the basalt flow, adjacent to
LMNRA road 71.
The James Bay portion of the canyon. LMNRA road 73. is characterized by dike-
on-dike morphology as described by Feuerbach et al.. ( 1986). Blue amphibole is sparse
at this locality, but where observed, it appears as a very thin blue coating on fractures and
joints.
Relationship of Blue Amphibole
Mineralization to Structures
The occurrence of blue amphibole in Kingman Wash area is related to a number
of structures, including low-angle faults, high-angle faults, brittle fracture zones
associated with late-stage dikes, and as minute crystals in banded dikes. In the low-angle
structures, alteration is parallel to fault planes, extending outward into adjacent host rocks
fas much as 3 meters) and. in some cases, exhibiting alteration fronts as in the pale blue
dikes on the north and south side of Kingman Wash. In most localities, the alteration
forms a pale, silvery-blue coating on joints and fractures, although pods of pale-blue fault
gouge do occur in some sheared areas. Blue amphibole has been observed as a thin
coating on high-angle fault surfaces in Kingman Wash along the western flank of Wilson
Ridge. Blue amphibole also occurs as a rare hydrothermal breccia in one locality in
Kingman Wash (36° 2" 19' latitude, 114° 37" 12' longitude). This breccia occurs along
the edge of a nearly horizontal dike on the north side of Kingman Wash and consists of
clasts of angular feldspars and minor opaque oxides cemented in a pale-blue matrix.
Banded dikes, containing tiny acicular blue amphibole crystals in the groundmass, are
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Figure 7. Blue amphibole veining (grey veins in lighter host rock) is observed in north-trending brittle fracture zones of tectonic and/or hydrothermal origin. Rock hammer for scale.
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Figure 8 . Blue amphibole veining (shown as dark grey, adjacent to rock hammer) in brittle fracture zones at Horsethief Canyon, Wilson Ridge piuton, northwest Arizona.
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Figure 9. Felsic rocks and diorite enclaves in Horsethief Canyon exhibit a blue color (shown here as dark grey) as a result of metasomatic processes. Rock hammer for scale.
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Figure 10. Photomicrograph of magmatic hornblende (HTl 0-27/1 a) partially altered to and overgrown by "blue" amphibole. Microprobe analyses indicate magnesio-riebeckite overgrowth on tremolitic hornblende. (Field of view = 1.3mm, cross-polarized light).
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Figure 11. Radiating clusters of blue amphibole. Sample KW4-17/5 (Field o f view = 0 .8 mm - plane polarized light).
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found in Kingman Wash. Some dikes exhibit visible bands of blue, while others contain
red bands, which appear as microscopic red-orange iron-oxide minerals disseminated
throughout the groundmass. One dike. located at the eastern end of Kingman Wash road,
exhibited a pale grey-blue color, owing to the presence of microscopic blue acicular
amphibole crystals disseminated throughout the groundmass. In Horsethief Canyon,
blue-amphibole occurs along north-northwest striking high-angle faults, fractures, and
dike edges as coatings and alteration fronts extending away from the structures into the
host rocks. Na-metasomatism affects host rocks as far as 3 meters from the dike edge
(Samples HTl-13/9 and HTl-13/11).
Saline Fluid Inclusions
Pétrographie examination of thin-sections from the Kingman Wash and
Horsethief Canyon samples associated with magnesio-riebeckite mineralization reveal
that some fluid inclusions, in quartz, contain daughter crystals of halite, occasionally
sylvite. and up to three other imknown phases (Figures 12 and 13). The fluid inclusions
containing daughter crystals are liquid-rich and exhibit consistent liquid/vapor phase
ratios. As a minimum. 26 weight percent NaCl is required before a halite cube will
precipitate from a fluid as a separate phase within a fluid inclusion (Roedder. 1984);
inclusions with halite cubes, therefore, have salinities of > 26 weight percent NaCI
equivalent. The fluid inclusions containing daughter crystals have been characterized as
secondary inclusions, based on criteria by Roedder (1984). Fluid inclusions occur as
planar arrays and trains which terminate at grain edges. Many fluid inclusions containing
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daughter crystals are necked-down and exist in planes which terminate at the edge of the
quartz grain.
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Figure 12. Fluid inclusions containing daughter crystals in quartz, adjacent to fibrous vein of magnesio-riebeckite (dark field upper left) and minute acicular crystals of blue amphibole. Sample KWl-12/5 (Field of view = 0.73mm - plane polarized light).
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^ C tlto y. T m • ’9- . - r . ' V F. • ^
• \ i , « - i . '* ^ <Êh “ # .
Figure 13. Fluid inclusions in quartz containing multiple daughter crystals. Cube is halite, other solids unknown. Sample KWl-12/5 (Field of view = 255pm - plane polarized light).
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COMPOSITION OF BLUE AMPHIBOLE
IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON
X-ray diffractometry
X-ray diffractometry of two samples containing blue amphibole from Horsethief
Canyon confirmed the presence of riebeckite within vein material (Appendix F). Based
on these results, further study using electron microprobe was indicated to determine the
distribution of magnesio-riebeckite in the sample and the exact chemical composition of
the amphiboles.
Electron Microprobe Analyses of Blue Amphiboles
Electron microprobe studies were conducted on five polished thin-sections. two
from dikes and three from veined granitoid samples. Representative analyses are shown
in Table 1 and Figure 14, A-B. Amphibole crystals displaying microscopic patchy areas
with differing optical properties were chosen because they reflect differing mineral
compositions. Amphibole crystals, which were selected for microprobe analysis, have
green to blue-green cores grading to pale-blue rims. Blue, fibrous vein material was
selected for probe analyses due to the minute, acicular indigo-blue crystals, their
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% I Table 1. Representative Flectron Microprobe Analyses of Amphibole and Structural I'ormula Interpretation. œC/) o'3 Areas alTccted by Na-alteration exhibit increased NaA) values. See Appendices A and C. O
CD Sample; KW 101813a 8 Point # Si02 AI203 Ti02 FeO* MgO CaO K20 Na20 MnO TOTAL 3 - core 48.40 5.47 1.14 12.59 15.53 11.37 0.54 1.28 0.50 96,82 â' 6 -rim 56.38 0.53 0 12.18 17.17 3.43 0,53 6.76 0 96.98 Structural Formula 3 Point# Na(A) K(A) A-total Na(M4) Ca(M4) Fe(M4) Ca(M1-3) Fe(M1-3) Fe3+ Mg Mn Ti Al(vi) Al(iv) Si T AI(T) CD 3 0.18 0.10 0.28 0.18 1.76 0.06 0 0,63 0.84 3.35 0.06 0.12 0 0.93 7.00 7.94 0.93 C 6 0.34 0.02 0.36 1.49 0.50 0.00 0 0.60 1.36 3.58 0 0 0 0.09 7.87 7.96 0.09 p.
CD Sample: HI 1-13/9a ■o O Point # Si02 AI203 Ti02 FeO* MgO CaO K20 Na20 MnO TOTAL CQ. 7 - rim 54.73 0.61 0.43 18.24 12.98 3.31 0.15 5.48 0 95.93 o 9 - core 51.46 1.92 0.54 14.70 13.88 8.51 0 2.79 0.39 94.20 16-rim 55.64 0.91 0.78 19.45 12.25 1.17 0.13 6.68 0 97.00 ■o o Structural Formula Point # Na(A) K(A) A-total Na(M4) Ca(M4) Fe(M4) Ca(M1-3) Fe(M1-3) Fe3+ Mg Mn Ti Al(vi) Al(iv) Si T AI(T)
CD 7 0.05 0.03 0.08 1.47 0.51 0.02 0 0.64 1.53 2.78 0 0.05 0 0.10 7.86 7.97 0.10 Q. 9 0.17 0 0.17 0.63 1.36 0.01 0 1.08 0.73 3.07 0.05 0.06 0 0.34 7,64 7.98 0.34 16 0.01 0.02 0.03 1.83 0.17 0 0 0.58 1.73 2.59 0 0.08 0.03 0.12 7.88 8.00 0.15
■D CD Sample: HT 10-27/1
C/) Point # Si02 AI203 Ti02 FeO* MgO CaO K20 Na20 MnO TOTAL C/) 4 - core 44.65 8.03 1.99 13.39 13.99 11.19 0.82 1.95 0.60 97.08 5-rim 53.90 0.67 0.80 14.26 14.65 3.61 0.24 5.70 0 93.83 11 - rim 55.14 0.65 0.42 17.21 13.85 2.07 0.12 6.55 0 96.00 Structural Formula Point # Na(A) K(A) A-total Na(M4) Ca(M4) Fe(M4) Ca(M1-3) Fe(M1-3) Fe3+ Mg Mn Ti Al(vi) Al(iv) Si T AI(T) 4 0.35 0.15 0.50 0.21 1.76 0.02 0 0.87 0.76 3.07 0.08 0.22 0 1.40 6.58 7.98 1.40 5 0.19 0.04 0.23 1.42 0.56 0.01 0 0.51 1.22 3.19 0 0.09 001 0.12 7,86 7.98 0.12 11 0.16 0.02 0.18 1.65 0.32 0.03 0 0.38 1.64 2.94 0 0.04 0 0.11 7.85 7.96 0.11 o 31
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Figure 14 A-B. SEM image o f amphiboles analyzed by electron microprobe. Numbers in photos refer to individual analyses found in Appendix (Table 1 and Appendix C). A. Replacement of magmatic amphibole (KW10-18/3a) by late-stage sodic amphibole. B. Fibrous, vein-filling amphibole (HT l-l3/9a).
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characteristic of riebeckite and magnesio-riebeckite and not magmatic hornblende.
Microprobe results indicate that amphibole crystals with dark green to blue-green
cores more closely correspond to magmatic amphiboles than do outer rims of pale-blue
material. Cores contain approximately 11.0 weight percent CaO and 5.5 to 8.0 weight
percent AI 2O3. NaiO and K 2O of values for core compositions are generally 2.5 weight
percent and 0.5 weight percent, respectively. Rim compositions are very different with
average CaO values substantially less than cores at 2.5 weight percent, average AI 2O3
values were reduced to 0.5 to 0.9 weight percent. Na 2 0 values for rim compositions were
as high as 9.7 weight percent, and K 2O values were reduced as compared to cores,
generally 0.2 weight percent. One chessboard feldspar was analyzed throughout the
crystal and determined to be nearly pure albite (composition AI 599 ).
Structural Formula Calculation
Total iron content (ferric + ferrous) can be determined by electron microscopy,
however, valence state cannot be resolved. Several methods have been devised to
estimate the Fe'^/Fe^^ ratio from microprobe data. Each method requires assumptions
which may affect their validity, including the assumption of 23 oxygen atoms in the
structtu-al formula of the amphibole (Hawthorne. 1981). The following method, used by
Spear (1980. 1981) uses the cation normalization structural formula calculation to
estimate the abimdance of Fe^\ Maximum and minimum estimates of Fe^^ may be
calculated by normalizing the total number of cations to 13 and 15, respectively, and then
totaling the anions (oxygen). When normalizing to 13 cations, K, Na, and Ca are
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omitted, while only K and Na are omitted when normalizing to 15 cations. Frequently
the result is less than the required niunber of anions (23). When this occurs, the deficient
amount of oxygen is totaled and twice that amount is assigned to Fe^*. A spread sheet for
manipulating raw microprobe data (Metcalf, unpublished data) was used to resolve the
problem of the valence state of iron contained within the sodic-amphibole (See
Appendices .A and C). Thirteen cation normalizations were used to estimate ferric iron
contents. Thirteen cation formulas calculated with all iron as Fe‘* yielded total oxygen
less than 23. Fe^* was estimated by adjusting Fe^"/(Fe^^+Fe"^ to yield 23 total oxygen
atoms.
Amphibole Classification and Compositional Variability
The exact chemical composition of an amphibole crystal determines the
nomenclature for naming the amphibole. This is important to this study because the
composition of altered amphibole grains aids in determining whether amphibole
alteration was sodic. calcic, or alkali. Compositional variation depends on the amount of
Na. Ca. K. Mg, and Fe'/Fe^^ ratio within a given sample. Whether an amphibole is
classified as calcic, alkali, or sodic-calcic is determined by specific weight percentages of
Ca. Na and Ca + Na in the M4 group cation occupancy (Leake, 1978; Hawthorne, 1989)
in the structural formula (Appendix A). Microprobe examination of amphibole crystals
from Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash samples identify a compositional trend from
core (magnesio-homblende) to rim (tremolite), with increasing silica values, and plot as
calcic-amphibole, while others plot as alkali and sodic-calcic amphibole. The calcic
amphibole group is characterized by (Ca + Na) > 1.34 weight percent and Na < 0.67
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weight percent (Figure 15). Amphiboles belonging to the alkali group have Na > 1.34
weight percent in the M4 group cation (Figure 16). Amphiboles belonging to the sodic-
calcic amphibole group contain (Ca + Na) > 1.34 weight percent and 0.67 < Na < 1.34
weight percent in the M4 group cation (Figure 17). Figures 15. 16. and 17 indicate the
composition of altered amphibole only, for the purpose of identifying the type of
alteration.
.Analyses indicate that hydrothermal amphibole compositions, in the Wilson
Ridge piuton. vary significantly within some samples and range from a sodic tremolite to
magnesio-riebeckite (Figure 18a). The composition of altered amphibole (Figure 18a)
compared with imaltered magmatic amphibole (Figure 18b). clearly shows increasing
amounts of Na in the M4 site. Sodium is introduced primarily on the M4 (Figures 18 and
19) site by a magnesio-riebeckite exchange mechanism, i.e.
(Ca-~.|Na*~.;-i)fVi 4 ]-where FM = Fe^^ + Mg-^.
The linear trend in Figure 19 reflects a 1:1 addition of Na^ in the M4 site with Fe^"*" in
the M l-3 cation site. The apparent deviation from the linear trend in Figure 19 may
result at low Na content when Fe^^ enters the M l-3 site by some mechanism other than
the above magnesio-riebeckite exchange mechanism. Sodiiun and appear to
substitute primarily in the A site (Appendix A) by an edenite exchange mechanism, i.e.
(—_i(Na*'^or K'^)+|)[/\], (Si'*\|Al^\,)[y] [T] represents the tetrahedral site _ represents a vacancy in the A-site in the structural formula
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(Na + K)^< 0.50; Ti< 0.50 1.0 Tremolitic “ ■VI Tremolite 0.9 Hornblende 0 t , 0.8 V 0.7 + 0.6 Magnesio- Hornblende Actinolite 0.5 " I t %4 Ferro- 0.4 £ Homblende + 0.3 Ferro- O) Actinolite s 0.2 O) a Horsethief Can> . 1 1 S 0.1 □ O Kingman Wash 0.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.0 Si (number of cations in the structural formula)
Figure 15. Determination of calcic amphibole compositions from Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash by evaluation of microprobe data. Calcic amphibole group is based on the M4 group cation occupancy; (Ca +Na) > 1.34 and Na < 0.67 (Leake. 1978; Hawthorne. 1989).
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(Na + K)a < 0.50 .0
Glaucophane
+ ▲ Magnesio- Riebeckite S . 0.5 u. + O) Ferro- Giaucophane Riebeckite o> A 4 ■ Horsethief Canyon □ 0 ® Kingman Wash 0.0 0.0 0 . 0.7 1.0 Fe3/ Fe3+ Al(vi)
Figure 16. Determination of alkali amphibole compositions from Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash by evaluation of microprobe data. Alkali amphibole group is based on the M4 group cation occupancy; Na> 1.34 (Leake, 1978; Hawthorne, 1989).
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(Na ♦ K)^ < 0.50 1.0
m « Barrosite W inchite m 0.5
u. + Ferro-Barrosite Ferro- O) Winchite a t A 6 ■ Horsethief Canyon □ 0 * Kingman Wash 0.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 Si (number of cations in the structural formula) Figure 17. Determination of sodic-calcic amphibole compositions from Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash by evaluation of microprobe data. Sodic-calcic amphibole group is based on the M4 group cation occupancy; (Ca +Na) > 1.34 and 0.67 < Na < 1.34 (Leake. 1978; Hawthorne. 1989).
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Kingman Wash (north) Horsethief Canyon (south) o veins and patches ■ veins and patches in granitoid host ♦ in granitoid host 0 altered magmatic A altered magmatic amphibole in dike amphibole in dike
riebeckite magnesio-riebeckite OT oC om 0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 ferro-actinoiite tremolite Mg/(Mg + F©^ ) on M 1.3 cation sites
c o O + (Q Unaltered sam ples z 0.0 0.2 ferro-actinolite Mg/(Mg + Fe^*) on M 1-3 cation Figure 18. (a) Microprobe analyses of altered samples from Kingman Wash and Horsethief Canyon areas confirms the presence o f magnesio- riebeckite. Data indicate a compositional trend between tremolite and magnesio-riebeckite. (b) Microprobe analysis of unaltered magmatic amphibole from Wilson Ridge piuton (Metcalf, unpublished data). Symbols indicate individual samples. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 39 Kingman Wash (north) Horsethief Canyon (south) O veins and patches ■ veins and patches in granitoid host ^ in granitoid host 0 altered magmatic ▲ altered magmatic amphibole in dike amphibole in dike Na (M4) Figure 19. Microprobe analyses of amphiboles graphically showing the linear relationship of Na in the M4 site versus Fe3+ in the M l-3 site. Symbols indicate individual samples. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER 5 WHOLE-ROCK COMPOSITIONS Who le-Rock Geochemistry Fifteen samples of the Wilson Ridge piuton. including both altered and unaltered, were analyzed for major and trace elements. Whole-rock X-ray fluorescence analyses show that altered rocks from Wilson Ridge piuton have higher Na^O concentrations compared to unaltered rocks. Results (Table 2) were plotted with published analyses of unaltered Wilson Ridge granitoid rocks (Figure 20; Larsen and Smith. 1990) lacking blue amphibole to determine the degree of sodium and/or potassium enrichment. Data indicate that rocks containing blue amphibole are enriched in Na 2 0 with a corresponding depletion of K 2 O. Some unaltered samples lacking magnesio-riebeckite also show Na- enrichment while others show K-enrichment. Whole-Rock Oxygen Isotope Analyses Whole-rock oxygen isotope studies were conducted to determine the source of the fluids responsible for sodium metasomatism. Eighteen samples were chosen for analysis, twelve representative of altered rocks from Kingman Wash and Horsethief Canyon, four relatively unaltered samples from Horsethief Canyon and the southern margin of the piuton. and one basaltic dike. Oxygen isotope analyses of altered and unaltered samples 40 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 41 have ô O values that range from +3.68 to +7.0%o and unaltered samples have ô'*0 values that ranee from +5.7 to +9.396o. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ■DCD Q.O C g Q. ■D CD C/) Table 2. Whole-Rock XRF Analyses for the Wilson Ridge Piuton C/) KW-BD Sample HT1-13/9 HT1-13/11 HT10-27/1 HT10-27/2 KW10-18/1 KW5-396/1 KWiO-18/3 banded Number dike host dike host biue dike dike host pink dike granitoid blue dike ■D8 dike (O' 8102 60.28 68.67 70.49 62.13 72.93 63.68 69.66 73.40 Ti02 1.45 0.47 0.40 0.92 0.35 1.17 0.36 0.41 AI203 14.03 15.30 15.27 16.60 15.02 17.18 13.95 15.83 MgO 3.93 1.21 0.66 2.56 0.57 3.01 0.71 0.68 3. 3" FeO 7.27 2.74 1.97 5.14 1.92 CD 2.25 2.03 2.26 CD CaO 3.79 1.28 0.65 2.42 0.25 2.56 0.33 0.58 ■D Na20 7.37 6.54 8.16 8.36 8.16 Q.O 8.70 8.53 9.07 C K20 0.41 1.55 a 0.21 0.46 0.08 0.45 0.23 0.18 3O MnO 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.02 0.02 "O o P205 0.36 0.19 0.13 0.33 0.11 0.55 0.10 0.10 Total wt.% Q.CD (LOI free 98.90 98.00 98.00 99.00 99.40 99.60 96.00 102.00 totals) ■D CD Trace Elements in ppm Rb 11.53 43.14 5.76 13.03 4.53 (/) 24.12 11.69 16.50 Sr 178.46 236.15 163.31 222.14 107.93 203.97 131.09 103.04 Y 36.27 16.09 22.70 29.42 25.05 49.18 23.24 23.77 Zr 174.30 217.57 258.94 250.22 202.14 309.99 198.27 216.22 Nb 18.90 16.05 31.25 21.12 16.62 25.80 14.57 20.62 Cr 170.00 20.96 <10 48.02 18.23 35.36 16.73 22.31 Ni 56.38 <48 <48 <48 <48 <48 <48 <48 .t; ■o û.o c 3 Q. ■O CD Table 2. (Continued) KWi-12/3 *LL-42 Sample KW10-18/2 altered *9010-3 *9010-3e *912-68 Teakettle CD Number dike host 8 granitoid Pass ■o ê ' 8102 71.44 62.65 53.52 48.25 59.30 69.70 TI02 0.42 1.56 1.20 1.69 0.97 0.44 AI203 15.45 15.27 19.53 19.61 19.05 15.07 MgO 1.16 3.80 2.99 4.91 2.42 1.11 p- FeO 2.52 3.12 6.53 8.97 5.33 3.72 3" CD CaO 2.08 2.38 7.42 7.30 5.22 2.64 CD ■D Na20 3.90 9.56 4.87 3.68 3.98 O 3.91 Q. C K20 4.05 0.15 1.84 3.11 2.28 3.84 Oa MnO 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.14 0.08 0.04 3 ■D P205 0.11 0.58 0.52 0.54 0.50 0.15 O Total wt.% CD (LOI free 101.00 99.10 98.51 98.20 99.13 Q. 100.60 totals) Trace Elements In ppm ■O CD Rb 168.66 5.61 39.02 92.61 82.00 80.90 en Sr 425.85 127.60 en 1327.60 1398.20 852.00 762.00 Y 16.35 30.25 39.99 23.58 20.73 n/a Zr 200.15 204.80 393.25 339.00 237.00 n/a Nb 18.10 25.68 37.65 23.34 15.20 n/a Cr 17.39 48.99 0 0.00 0.00 n/a NI <48 <48 28.31 38.87 40.20 n/a * Previous study by R V Metcalf (1991), Previous study by Larsen (1989) 4^ 44 Whole-rock analyses of Wilson Ridge Piuton * "unaltered" samples lacking magnesio-riebeckite (Larsen and Smith, 1990; Smith et al., 1990) ^ Horsethief Canyon samples ^Kingman Wash samples with vein magnesio-riebeckite with vein magnesio-riebeckite 10 Na-enrichment 8 & K-deple-depletion 6 K-enrichment Na depletion 4 21- field of unaltered granitoid compositions 10 ..i ■ j ■ » » * 10 8 10 K g O Figure 20. Sodium vs potassium in altered and unaltered rocks of the Wilson Ridge piuton. Diagram from Larsen and Smith (1990). and Smith et al. (1990). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 45 Table 3. WTiole-rock oxygen isotope data for the Wilson Ridge piuton including altered and unaltered samples. Horsethief Canyon (HT). Kingman Wash (KW). ô i* o Sample NO. (per mil)* KWlO-18/2 (granitoid host) 6.97 KWlO-18/3 (blue dike) 3.81 KW5-396/7 (banded dike) 3.68 KWl-12/3 (altered granitoid) 5.7 HTl-13/9 (granitoid host) 5.6 HT 10-27/1 (blue dike) 5.16 HT 10-27/2 (granitoid host) 5.6 HT4-17/2 (brittle fracture zone) 6.9 HT4-17/3 (brittle fiacture zone) 7.0 HT4-17/4A (brittle zone-blue) 6.4 HT4-17/4B (brittle zone-bleached) 6 . 6 HT-Vein (amphibole separates) 4.3 9010-lb 9.23 9010-3 b 5.72 9010-3eb 7.82 LL8-42b 6.63 912-68® 6.04 78-218<* 6.73 •The values are relative to standard mean ocean water (SMOW). **Relatively unaltered samples of Wilson Ridge piuton from Horsethief Canyon (Samples from L. Larsen and R. V. Metcalf). Relatively unaltered sample from the eastern edge of the southern margin of the Wilson Ridge piuton (Sample supplied by R. V. Metcalf). **Basaltic dike rock, Fortification Hill Basalt (Sample supplied by R. V. Metcalf). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION: ORIGIN OF BLUE AMPHIBOLE IN THE WILSON RIDGE PLUTON Evidence of Subsolidus Hydrothermal Origin Evidence of a subsolidus hydrothermal origin for blue amphibole in the Wilson Ridge piuton consists of the following ( 1 ) blue amphibole fills fractures in granitoid rocks and is spatially associated with post-magmatic faulting. ( 2 ) textures suggest blue amphibole replaced magmatic magnesio-homblende crystals. (3) presence of haloes and alteration fronts associated with dikes cutting granitoid rocks. Further evidence of hydrothermal alteration is observed in Horsethief Canyon and the Kingman Wash areas where grainitoid host rocks are bleached and vuggy. Discussion of the Timing of Mineralization Extension began in the vicinity of Lake Mead approximately 16 to 9 Ma (Duebendorfer and Wallin, 1991; Beard, 1993; Faulds. et al., 1995b). During this period, the Wilson Ridge piuton (13.4 - 12.5 Ma) was emplaced (Larsen and Smith, 1990; Anderson et al.. 1994). The area was extending during the last stays of Wilson Ridge emplacement, as evidenced by at least 400 north-trending dikes resulting in approximately 2 0 percent east-west extension in the northern portion of the piuton 46 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 47 (Feuerbach. 1986) High-angle normal faulting became active about 10 Ma at Calville Mesa, north of Lake Mead, where 10.46 Ma basalt flows are cut by high angle faults, but not 8.49Ma basalt flows are not (Feuerbach. 1986). The Fortification Hill basalt was dated at 4.3 - 5.88 Ma (Anderson et al.. 1972; Feuerbach et al.. 1991 ) and was erupted after major extension and faulting had ceased. Basalt used the high-angle faults as conduits to the surface (Feuerbach. 1986). Previous work by Weber and Smith (1987), Smith et al. (1990). Larsen (1989). and Duebendorfer et al. (1989). demonstrated that low-angle faulting in the Wilson Ridge piuton predated the occurrence of high-angle normal faulting. Naumann (1987) stated that Na-metasomatism. in the northernmost portion of the piuton. is spatially related to low-angle faults which were cut by the high- angle faults. In the central and southern portions of the piuton, Na-metasomatism is spatially related to both high-angle and low-angle faults. Na-metasomatism also occurred in pre-existing structurally weak areas, such as dike margins in Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash. The Fortification Hill basalt is not faulted, indicating that high-angle faulting ceased by 5.89 Ma. Field observations indicate that the intensity of the blue color associated with magnesio-riebeckite (blue-amphibole) mineralization is most intense in areas near Fortification Hill Basalts: however. Fortification Hill basalt is not altered, therefore, Na-metasomatism must have occurred after activation of high-angle faults (10 Ma) and prior to emplacement of the Fortification Hill basalt (5.89-4.61 Ma), constraining the age of Na-alteration to between 10 Ma and 5.89 Ma. Evidence of Na-metasomatism Whole-rock geochemistry of altered rocks fiom the Wilson Ridge piuton indicate Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 48 substantially increased NaiO values with comparable decreases in K 2 O in altered rocks relative to unaltered rocks. Further evidence is the conversion of K-feldspar to chessboard patterned feldspar (Abgg) in the Wilson Ridge piuton which commonly occurs in rocks affected by sodic and sodic-calcic metasomatism (Gilluly. 1933; Battles and Barton. 1995). Blue amphibole occurrences are associated with increases in whole-rock NaoO values and therefore appear to be the product of Na-metasomatism. Origin of Hydrothermal Water - Interpretation of Oxygen Isotope Data In general, igneous rocks exhibit 5**0 values of +5 to +15%o. with higher values related to increased levels of SiO^ (Taylor. 1974). Ultramafic rocks have 6**0 values of -5.4 to -^6.6 96o. gabbros. basalts, and anorthosites have 5**0 values of +5.5 to +7.4%o (Faure. 1986). Granitic rocks and pegmatites contain high concentrations of SiO? and therefore have higher 5**0 values (+7 to +1396o) (Taylor, 1974; Faure, 1986). Taylor (1974) has found that not all igneous rocks fall within the predicted range of 5**0 values and that some show 5**0 depletions and range from less than *5 to +10%o (Figure 21). The depletion of 5**0 values from the norm in some igneous rocks has been attributed to the interaction of magmatic rocks with meteoric or formation waters. Interaction of hot igneous fluids with cool meteoric waters produces changes in the 5**0 values of both fluids (Taylor, 1979) and thus, corresponding changes in 5**0 values of host rocks. When interaction occurs between igneous rocks and meteoric waters, 5**0 values are depleted in the rocks whereas the meteoric waters become enriched in 5**0; this is Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CD ■ D O Q. C g Û. ■ D CD C/) C/) Figure 21. Distribution for varions rocks, including the Wilson Ridge piuton. Solid dots represent 8 altered samples whereas b, c, and d refer to unaltered samples from the Wilson Ridge piuton in fable 3. 5 c q ' Wilson Ridge Piuton ••• Granitic Rocks Ultramafic Rocks p- 3" Gabbro, basalt CD ■OCD Sedimentary Rocks ■^35?'oo O chert, carbonates, shales Q. I C (0 aO Most igneous and 3 Metamorphic Rocks O 3" Pegmatites & Meteoric Waters 2 0 ^ ^ Locally ~ -11 to -12 O C ■o CD -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 (gC/) Data compiled by Taylor (1968a, 1974, 1979); Epstein and Taylor, 1967; lloefs, 1980; Larsen, 1989; O 3 Smith, unpublished data; and Metcalf, unpublished data. 50 known as the **0-shift (Taylor. 1979). The 8**0 values for meteoric waters in Nevada have remained unchanged since the early Tertiary (Sheppard et al.. 1969; Taylor. 1973), therefore, the present-day 8**0 values of meteoric waters may be used as an approximation of the meteoric fluids which may have contributed to amphibole alteration in the Wilson Ridge piuton. A study by L. Metcalf (1997) of groimdwater near Lake Mead. Nevada yielded 8**0 values of " 1 196o to "14%o. Soloman and Taylor ( 1 9 9 0 ) suggested that 8**0 values as low as +6 to +9% o for igneous rocks may be due in part to the source rock from which magmas are derived. Low 8 * * 0 values such as those reported above are common for imaltered granites derived from Precambrian cratonic gneisses from western Utah and Colorado, or from other low 5 * * 0 crustal sources or fluids (Soloman and Taylor, 1 9 9 0 ). In a study of the Ruby-East Humboldt Range metamorphic core complex, Wickham et al. (1 9 9 3 ) has suggested that meteoric waters were drawn downward in response to rapid uplift. Rocks located just below a major detachment fault that were subjected to water-rock interaction have the lowest 8 * * 0 values ( + 2 to +6% o) in the Ruby-East Humboldt Range (Wickham et al.. 1 9 9 3 ). Unaltered rocks of the Wilson Ridge piuton have 8**0 values + 5 .7 2 to + 9.23% o. consistent with most igneous rocks (Taylor, 1 9 7 4 ), although the values are at the low end of the range. One of the unaltered samples (Table 3; 78-218) is a basaltic dike, included in this study to illustrate that more mafic samples have lower 8**0 values than typical granitic rocks. Altered rocks from the Wilson Ridge piuton have 8**0 values of + 3 .6 8 to + 6.97% o. which lie between typical unaltered values for plutonic rocks and meteoric Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 51 waters. Low ô ' *0 values from whole-rock samples of altered igneous rocks from the Wilson Ridge piuton may indicate that the crystallized piuton interacted with low 5**0 fluids of probable meteoric origin. Meteoric waters have negative 5**0 values, between < -20%o and zero (SMOW). and reduce magmatic values in granitoid rocks when water- rock interaction occurs (Field and Fifarek. 1993). Source of Sodiiun The formation of magnesio-riebeckite requires a specific geochemical environment. Oxidizing conditions sufficient to form Fe^^ and hypersodic conditions are necessary for magnesio-riebeckite formation (Emst. 1968). Evidence for a possible source of sodium from within the Wilson Ridge piuton can be observed in whole-rock geochemistry (Larsen and Smith. 1990; Smith et al., 1990). Some rocks are enriched with respect to sodium and depleted in potassium and vice versa (Chapter 5, Figure 20), leading to the possibility that at least some sodium was stripped from within the piuton. Late Tertiary. (Miocene-Pliocene) nonmarine, evaporate deposits of primarily halite stretch from eastern Arizona to the Lake Mead region (Faulds et al., 1997). Faulds et al. (1997) studied non-marine Miocene salt deposits (13-9 Ma) in northwest Arizona, near Lake Mead. They stated that non-marine salt deposits are common in extensional terranes and that halite deposits greater than 500 m thick exist in the Detrital and Virgin basins (Mannion, 1974; Faulds et al., 1997). Detrital wash lies to the east o f the Wilson Ridge piuton and Virgin basin to the north (Figure 22). These evaporate deposits are 13- 9 Ma and hydrothermal activity post-dates 13.5 Ma, old enough to have been encoimtered by post Wilson Ridge piuton hydrothermal fluids, but not old enough to have been Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 52 intruded by the Wilson Ridge piuton itself, thus providing a possible source of additional sodium to the hydrothermal system. Roddy et al. (1988) states that meteoric water (5**0 < *2096o to 0) which accumulates in an evaporate basin in an arid climate will become progressively more enriched in 5**0. due in part to evaporation of 5*^0 enriched water. Pétrographie studies of altered rocks containing blue amphibole indicate the presence of secondary fluid inclusions in quartz phenocrysts. The quartz appears to be of secondary origin due to the sparse nature of quartz in unaltered rocks. The presence of fluid inclusions containing halite daughter crystals were not observed in quartz from unaltered rocks in samples from Horsethief Canyon and Kingman Wash (Metcalf, unpublished data), therefore, the fluids responsible for the high salinity fluid inclusions do not appear be the same fluids that precipitated quartz in the unaltered samples. Most liquid-rich fluid inclusions in altered rocks contain one or more daughter crystals, most commonly halite cubes. The presence of halite cubes indicates that the fluid which was trapped within the fluid inclusion contained a minimum amount of NaCl, generally taken to be approximately 26 weight percent (Roedder. 1984). Fluid inclusion evidence, therefore, indicates the presence of a highly saline fluid. Thermal Conditions of Blue Amphibole Growth Magnesio-riebeckite can form by conversion of magmatic amphibole by ionic exchange and replacement. In the Wilson Ridge piuton, pétrographie evidence suggests that magmatic hornblende was converted to magnesio-riebeckite on grain boundaries (Figure 10 and 14A). Microprobe analyses indicate that rim compositions vary significantly within some samples and range from sodic tremolite to magnesio-riebeckite. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 53 ID WY Nevada Jurassic M ariue Deposits Lake California Mead Arizona Figure 22. Cenozoic evaporate deposits in the vicinity of Lake Mead. Detrital and Virgin Basins (DV). Grand Wash Trough (GT), Hulapai Basin (HE). (Battles and Barton, 1995; Faulds et al., 1997). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 54 By finding the equilibrium temperature of the reaction where magmatic hornblende is converted to magnesio-riebeckite. an approximate temperature at which magmatic hornblende is converted to magnesio-riebeckite may be found. The composition of end- member tremolite has been substituted for magmatic hornblende (Wilson Ridge piuton samples) to simplify calculations of AG (Gibbs free energy of formation). This substitution is legitimate as a first approximation of near end-member compositions. By beginning with the general formula for the amphiboles. fVo./ X2 Y5 Zg O:: ((OH)', F', Cl', O ^ 'h - magnesio-riebeckite can be formed from magmatic tremolite (as shown below) by exchange and substitution in the IT. X. T. and Z sites. Tremolite (CaiMgsSisOT^fOH)!) can be converted to magnesio-riebeckite (NaiMg^^aFe^^^SigOzzfOH): by the coupled substitution o f C a 'b y Na^ in the X site and Mg "^5 by (Mg '^ 3 Fe^%) in the ¥ 5 site to maintain charge balance. Using exchange vectors, these substitutions can be written as: Tremolite + (Ca'^.z Mg"". 2)(Na% 2 (Mg^% Fe^^z)) = Magnesio-riebeckite The structural formula of riebeckite and magnesio-riebeckite contains Fe'^ and Fe'’*. The co-existence Fe“* and Fe^^ is possible over a wide range of oxygen fugacities (magnetite-wustite up to magnetite-hematite buffers). Trivalent iron requires oxidizing conditions which may occur if the piuton encounters meteoric water during emplacement. Sodium-metasomatism most likely occurred during uplift and associated faulting, when the piuton encountered meteoric waters, post-dating emplacement of the piuton. The main controlling factors for conversion appear to be (1) a source of Na and, (2) oxidizing conditions controlling the ionic state of iron and other elements. Fe^^ is present even at oxygen fugacities (JO 2 ) below the magnetite-hematite buffer, such associations must be Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 55 common given common occurrence of magnetite in magmatic rocks including the Wilson Ridge piuton. The stability field of pure, end member magnesio-riebeckite and pure riebeckite (Figure 23) was experimentally investigated by Emst (1960. 1962) over a range of fluid pressures (0-2000 bars) and temperatures (0-1000 °C). Under appropriate bulk compositions, magnesio-riebeckite has an upper thermal stability limit of 928 ± 5° C (1000 bars). Riebeckite has an upper thermal stability limit of approximately 496± 5° C ( 1000 bars). The existence of magnesio-riebeckite and riebeckite as authigenic minerals, however, suggests that these minerals are also stable at very low temperatures, implying a large stability field (Emst. 1960). Petrography and microprobe data indicates that the following reaction occurred whereby magmatic homblende (using tremolite as a proxy) was converted to magnesio- riebeckite: Tremolite + 2Na'*"-r 2Fe^‘^ -* Magnesio-riebeckite 4- 2Ca-"^ + 2Mg"^. The assumption of pressure (P) = 1 bar w as used for all calculations because magnesio- riebeckite mineralization post-dates faulting which produced uplift, as such, probably occurred at low pressures. Given that all thermodynamic base equations are done at standard state, including the assumption of P = 1 bar. the temperature calculated below may not be realistic in geologic terms. All required thermodynamic data for the calculations are available in the literature (Robie et al.. 1978) except the Gibbs free energy of formation for magnesio-riebeckite. The Gibbs free energy of formation for magnesio-riebeckite was estimated using the Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 56 Comparison of Upper Thermal Stability Limits for Riebeckite and Magnesio-riebeckite Mag nesio-riebeckite H+Mg+Qtz+Ac+Fluid 2 3 (A ± I Q. •o 3 u. H+Mf+OI+Ma+L+FluidJ ^ in H+Mf+OI+Ma+Ac+Fluid 600 700500 800 900 1000 Temperature (°C) Figure 23. Thermal stability limits for riebeckite and magnesio-riebeckite. Liquid (L) in the daigram refers to a small amount of pure water which was added to the experiment by the researcher. Hematite (H). magnetite (M), quartz (Qtz). acmite (Ac), magnesioferrite (MO, olivine (Ol), Na20-5(Mg, Fe)0-12Si02(Ma). pyroxene (Px). (From Emst, 1960. 1962, 1968). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 57 method described by Chen (1975) (Appendix B) and was then used to calculate the 1 bar equilibrium temperature (Tg) of the reaction (Appendix B); AH = AG + TAS: -9978321 = -10150384 +(298.15)(577.39) (J/mol) P = 1 bar The values were then used to calculate the temperature at equilibrium, using the initial equation for the formation of magnesio-riebeckite. where Tg = AH / AS Te = 223.47/0.386 Te = 578.9 K = 306° C The temperature at equilibrium for magnesio-riebeckite was estimated to be 306 °C at 1 bar. This is the minimum temperature at which tremolite is converted to magnesio-riebeckite. Potential Cause of Na-metasomatism in the Wilson Ridge Piuton Miocene plutons of the Colorado River Extensional Corridor (Howard and John. 1987) share similar histories of magma mixing, faulting and uplift, and influx of meteoric waters. Among these Miocene plutons Na-metasomatism appears to be unique to the Wilson Ridge piuton. What factors lead to Na-metasomatism at Wilson Ridge piuton and not at the other plutons? One explanation for Na-metasomatism at Wilson Ridge piuton is related to its possible position in the lower plate of a low-angle detachment fault system. In detachment fault systems, sodium metasomatism is generally associated with lower plate rocks whereas potassium metasomatism affects upper plate rocks (Reynolds and Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 58 Lister. 1987; Roddy et al.. 1988). Lower plate rocks from detachment zones are subject to infiltration of meteoric fluids and. as such, whole-rock oxygen isotope studies would yield depleted Ô ' *0 values. The Wilson Ridge piuton is geochemically and geochronologically correlated with the River Moimtains volcano (Weber and Smith. 1987: Smith et al.. 1990: Metcalf, unpublished isotopic data; Duebendorfer et al., 1998). The Wilson Ridge piuton is thought to have been separated from upper plate rocks containing the cogenetic River Mountains volcanic center by movement along the low angle Saddle Island detachment fault (Weber and Smith, 1987; Duebendorfer et al.. 1990; Duebendorfer and Black. 1992: Duebendorfer et al.. 1998). If the model proposed by Weber and Smith (1987). Duebendorfer et al. (1990). Duebendorfer and Black (1992). and Duebendorfer et al. (1998). is correct and the Saddle Island detachment fault projects to the Wilson Ridge piuton. then the model that lower plate rocks, including the Wilson Ridge piuton. have undergone Na-metasomatism is a valid explanation for amphibole alteration and sodium enrichment in the piuton. Anderson et al. (1994) state that they found no evidence of a detachment fault in the northern Black Mountains containing the Wilson Ridge piuton and they do not believe that the Saddle Island fault is a major structure. They believe that the major feature that separated the River Mountains from the Wilson Ridge piuton was an offset along the left-lateral Lake Mead fault system (Anderson et al.. 1994) An alternative explanation for Na-metasomatism at Wilson Ridge piuton is that it may be a failed porphyry copper system. Sodic, sodic-calcic, sericitic. and potassic alteration are typically associated with porphyry systems in the western United States (Titley and Beane, 1981; Carten, 1986; Dilles, et al., 1992; Battles and Barton, 1995). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 59 Large scale iron-oxide alteration accompanied by hematite, barite and manganese mineralization are characteristic of intense K-metasomatism (Spencer and Welty. 1986; Roddy et al.. 1988) and are found in the Paint Pots piuton and along the eastern margin of Wilson Ridge piuton. The Paint Pots piuton could represent the potassically altered cap of a porph>Ty copper system, associated with the Wilson Ridge piuton or a distinct system, separated from the main body of the piuton along a fault, or detachment. Two of the most important features of a porph>T>' copper system are the presence o f a porphyry and significant fracturing (Titley and Beane; 1981). At Wilson Ridge piuton. porphyritic dikes are a common feature (Feuerbach. 1986) and significant fracturing occurs at all visible structural levels, furthermore, the presence of as many as 400 dikes (Feuerbach, 1986). allow for chaimelized flow along the dike edges throughout the piuton. The Wilson Ridge piuton appears to follow a line of porphyry copper deposits which trend northwest, beginning in southeast Arizona, and ending just south of the Wilson Ridge piuton at Mineral Park. Arizona. Titley and Beane (1981) have suggested a correlation between the composition of the ferromagnesian minerals, or lack thereof, and the degree of economic copper mineralization. Plutons containing more homblende and biotite and rare to absent pyroxene, as in the Wilson Ridge piuton. seem to be good sources for porphyry copper type mineralization (Titley and Beane. 1981). Although the Wilson Ridge piuton does not contain economic quantities of copper, field observations do indicate minimal copper mineralization along the periphery of the piuton. The presence of a failed porphyry copper system may be a reasonable explanation for Na-metasomatism in the Wilson Ridge piuton and not in other plutons in the area which have the same tectonic historv and available meteoric fluids. Therefore, whether a Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 60 detachment fault is present (Weber and Smith. 1987; Duebendorfer et al.. 1990; Duebendorfer and Black. 1992; Duebendorfer et al.. 1998) or if it is not. as Anderson et al ( 1994) suggest, the Wilson Ridge is unique because it is the only piuton in the area that may be related to a possible porphyr) system. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSIONS This study was designed to test the hypothesis that blue amphibole alteration is the result of Na-metasomatism related to hydrothermal activity. The major conclusions of this thesis are: 1. Blue amphibole in the Wilson Ridge piuton is of post-magmatic hydrothermal origin. 2. Blue amphibole in the Wilson Ridge piuton exhibits a range of sodium-rich compositions including magnesio-riebeckite. winchite, and crossite (Figures 15. 16, 17. 18). 3. Blue amphibole occurrences are associated with increases in whole-rock Na^O values and therefore appear to be the product of Na-metasomatism. 4. Na-metasomatism occurred after activation of high-angle faults (10 Ma) but prior to the emplacement of the Fortification Basalt (4.61-5.89 Ma), constraining the age of Na-metasomatism to between 5.89 Ma and 10 Ma. 5. The presence of halite daughter crystals in fluid inclusions indicates that the fluid which was trapped within the inclusions contained a minimum amount of NaCl (approximately 24 weight percent), therefore indicating the presence of a highly saline fluid. 6. Whole-rock 5'*0 values for granitoid rocks (+7%o to +13%o) likely reflect a negative shift from magmatic values (approximately +10%o) by water-rock interaction with a 61 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 62 fluid of probable meteoric origin (approximately -11%© to -14%o). The data are consistent with the hypothesis that Na-metasomatism is the result of hydrothermal activitv related to water-rock interaction involving meteoric fluids. Suggestions for Future Work 1. A detailed study o f Ô1 and 5D values of mineral separates from altered and unaltered portions of the Wilson Ridge piuton would provide a more through means to determine the source and temperatures of the fluids responsible for sodic alteration. -A map of the piuton showing 6^*0 contours would visually reveal the limits of magmatic/meteoric fluid interaction. This type of map could also show the extent of the Oo-shift in adjacent country rocks, which can extend as far as three piuton widths from the piuton (Taylor. 1974. 1979). 2. A detailed fluid inclusion study to better determine the temperature at which amphibole alteration occurred. 3. Microprobe examination of biotite and feldspars is necessar) to determine to what extent they have been affected by potassium, sodic. or sodic-calcic metasomatism. 4. Geochemical evaluation of altered and unaltered rocks to evaluate the amount of mobilization and redistribution of rare earth elements (REE) in the altered Wilson Ridge piuton. REE distribution is directly related to alteration type. K-metasomatism causes light REE and heavy REE depletions whereas Na-metasomatism causes enrichment in heavy REE relative to unaltered host rocks (Kinnard, 1985). 5. A detailed study of the Paint Pots piuton to examine if it is potassically enriched, if so. then to determine the extent of potassiiun-metasomatism and it's relationship to Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 63 the Wilson Ridge piuton. It has been suggested that the Paint Pots piuton may be the potassically enriched cap of a porphyry system, further study is necessary to determine if this is true and if it related to the Wilson Ridge piuton. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 64 References Cited Anderson. R. E.. Longwell. C. R.. Armstrong. R. L.. and Marvin. R. F.. 1972. 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Titley, S. R., Beane, R. E., 1981, Porphyry copper deposits; in Skinner, B. J., (ed) Economic Geology, 75'*’ Anniversary Volume, p. 214-269. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 70 Weber. M. E.. and Smith. E. !.. 1987. Structural and geochemical constraints on the reassembly of mid-Tertiary volcanoes in the Lake Mead area of southern Nevada: Geology, v. 15. p. 553-556. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX A CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF THE AMPHIBOLES 71 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 72 Amphiboles are widespread in igneous and metamorphic rocks, occurring as principal and accessory minerals. The basic structural unit of the amphiboles is a double chain of comer-linked, oxygen sharing, tetrahedra (SLO,,) that run parallel to the c crv'stallographic axis (Fig. 24). The general chemical formula for the amphibole group. W fl-/ X : Ys Zs O 2 2 ((OH)~, F~. Cl~, 0 ^ ) 2. permits a variet) of cation coordinations. IT represents the A site and accepts Na" and K \ or is vacant. X represents the M4 sites and accepts Ca“~. Na*. Mn" . Fe~^. Mg"~. and Li*, and Trepresents the M l. M2, and M3 sites and accepts Mg’*. Fe^*, Fe^*. Al^*, Cr**. Zn“*. and Ti"** (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). The tetrahedral (T) sites, represented by Z, accept Si‘‘* and Al^* (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). Figure 24. Schematic representation of the amphibole structure perpendicular to the c crystallographic axis (modified from Ernst, 1968). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 73 The amphibole structure contains six cation sites; A. Ml. M2. M3. M4. and T sites. IT-t\"pe cations have 10 to 12 coordination with oxygen and (OH). T-type cations share edges to form octahedral chains parallel to the c crystallographic axis, where Ml and M3 have four-fold coordination and M2 has six-fold coordination. T-type cations have six- to eight-fold coordination with oxygen and Z-type cations have 4-fold coordination with oxygen (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). The ability of the X site (M4) to incorporate a wide range of elements allows us a basis in which to group the amphiboles; (Ca) calcic amphiboles , (Na) sodic amphiboles , and (Fe-Mg) iron-magnesium amphiboles (Ernst. 1968). The calcic amphiboles dominate in abundance and number of species due to their broad pressure and temperature stability limits. The occurrence of Na-amphiboles is more restricted than Ca-amphiboles due to required Na-rich conditions and/or relatively high pressures and low temperatures that are required for their formation (Ernst. 1968). The occurrence of iron-magnesium amphiboles is restricted to metamorphic terranes (Ernst. 1968). Structural Cation Cation Representative Formula Site Coordination Elements ITq-I A 10- 12 Na+, K+ M4 6 - 8 Ca2+. Mg2+, Na+, Mn^^, . Fe2+. Li+ ^5 Ml. M2. M3 6 Mg2+ Fe2+. Fe2+, a P+. Ti4+, Cr3+. Zn2+ Z8 tetrahedral site 4 Si4+, A13+ (OH) hydroxyl site (OH)-, q 2-. F-. Cl- Table 4. Summary of site occupancies in amphiboles. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 74 The chemical complexity of the amphiboles is a result of ionic substitution (Table 4). The extent to which substitution occurs, is the result of several factors including ionic radii and charge on the ion species (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). Substitution commonly occurs in the M4 site between Na* and Ca’* and among Fe’\ Mg’*, and Mn’*. The M1. M2, and M3 sites permit limited substitution between Fe^* and .AT*, and between Ti"** and other Ttype ions (Mg’*. Al^*. Fe’*, Fe^^ C r’*. Zn’*) (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). The hydroxyl (OH)" site commonly exhibits partial substitution of F-- C1-, and O’ (Klein and Hurlbut. 1977). Beginning with the composition o f tremolite (CazMgsSigOzzfOH):). the Ca-series and Na-series of amphiboles can be produced by ionic exchange and substitution on fV. -T. T. and Z sites. Ferro-actinolite (CaiFesSigOjjfOH)!) is produced by simple Fe-Mg exchange from tremolite (CaiMgsSigOzzfOH)?). Glaucophane may also be produced from a starting composition of tremolite although not as simply as ferro-actinolite. Glaucophane (Na2Mg3Al2Si80z2(0H)2) requires the coupled substitution of Ca’* by Na"*" and Mg’* by AP *2 to maintain charge balance. Using exchange vectors, these substitutions can be written as: Tremolite + (□0.jSi^'*'.i)(Na^‘'‘+i Al^’*‘+j) = Edenite Tremolite + (Ca2+_2Mg2+_2)(Na"'"+2Al2+.,_2) = Glaucophane Glaucophane + (Al2+_2Fe2++2) = Magnesio riebeckite Magnesio-riebeckite + (Mg2+_g F e2++g ) = Riebeckite Q denotes a vacancy Cation sites in the amphibole structure can accept a variety of elements which may have variable valence states. The presence of Fe^* and/or Fe^* in the M1-M4 cation sites is of interest when dealing with sodic amphiboles. The end member composition of riebeckite (Na 2Fe^* 3Fe^* 2Sig0 2 2 (0 H)2) contains both Fe^^ and Fe^^ in the T site whereas Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 75 Mg“ *3 substitutes for Fe' 3 in magnesio-riebeckite (Na2Mg"*3Fe^*2Si8022(0H)2). The coupled substitution (Ca‘*.iFm“*i) (Na'.iFe^*.:). where Fm represents Mg"* or Fe“~. is required to make the transition from Ca-amphiboles to the Na-amphibole magnesio- riebeckite. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX B ESTIMATION OF GIBBS FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION FOR MAGNESIO-RIEBECKITE 7 6 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 77 In order to determine the temperature of conversion of magmatic hornblende to magnesio-riebeckite for the system below, it became necessary to create thermodynamic data. Tremolite + 2Na* + Fe^* — Magnesio-riebeckite + 2Ca“* + 2Mg“* I began to search the literature for thermodynamic data relevant to the above system. I was unable to locate the standard molar Gibbs free energy (AG°f) and enthalpy (AH°f) of formation for magnesio-riebeckite. A paper by Helgeson et al., (1978) did include standard molar volume (V) and entropy (S°) data for magnesio-riebeckite. The Gibbs free energy (AG°f) for magnesio-riebeckite combined with the data from Helgeson et al.. (1978) permitted me to algebraically determine values for enthalpy (AH°f). 1 could not find the required AG°f. therefore 1 was at a standstill. A study by Miyano and Klein, (1983). on the conditions of riebeckite formation in the iron-formation of the Dales Gorge Member. Hamersley Group. Western Australia, applied a method used by Chen (1975) to estimate the standard free energies of formation to determine the standard Gibbs free energy (AG°f) of riebeckite (-9323.2 kJ/mol ±63 kJ/mol). Chen. (1975) applied the methods of Karpov and Kashik, (1968) to estimate the AG°f of silicate minerals. Chen ( 1975) states that the percent error falls within the range of 0.6 or less for this method of estimating AG°f. By following the steps that Chen (1975) applied, I was able to estimate AG®f for magnesio-riebeckite. The method requires writing a series of magnesio-riebeckite Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 78 forming equations (Table 5). The simplest equation should be made from the oxides, follovs'ed by simple silicates, and so forth, to more complex equations. Table 5. Magnesio-riebeckite forming reactions. (All reactions: 1 bar pressure and 298 K) Rank Reaction £AG°f (kcal/mol K) -AG °r 0 Na2Si03 + SMgSiO] + 2FeSi04 + 2(OH) -2123.04 306.71 1 Na20 + 3MgO + 2FeO + 8Si02 + 2(OH) -2330.53 99.22 2 N a20 + 2MgSi03 + Mg(OH) 2 + Fe203 -r 6Si02 -2392.87 36.88 2 Na20 + 3MgSi03 + Fe2 0 3 + 5Si02 + H2 O -2394.84 34.91 3 Na2Û + Mg3Si40io(OH)2 + Fe2 0 3 + 4Si02 -2409.17 20.58 4 2NaOH + MgFe2 0 4 + 2 MgSi0 3 + 6Si02 -2422.50 7.25 5 2NaOH + Fe2 0 3 + 3 MgSi0 3 + 5Si02 -2429.75 6 Magnesio-riebeckite N/A 0.00 The SAG°f is determined for each equation. The next step is to rank the equations in terms of decreasing ZAG°f values, from zero (0) through nine (if you have ten reactions) and assign each reaction a value according to its rank. The reaction with the largest SAG°f value is assigned the number zero (0), the next reaction is assigned the number one ( 1 ), and so forth, in descending order. The difference in kcals between the reaction with the most negative ZAG°f and the reaction with the next higher SAG°f is the “AG°r. and this value is entered into the corresponding column. The —AG°r shows how the value of SAG°f behaves exponentially. The values of LAG°f are then plotted against their rankings, grouping similar values together as one rank (as in above reactions). Graphing (Figure 25) at this point gives an approximation of the exponential, or linear, curve. If the plotted values of £AG°f form an exponential trend then the data may be fit into the following equation: S A G ° f 4 = (a ^*** ) + c Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 79 The constants a. b. and c are determined by regression analysis. The value "c" represents the ZAG°f for the mineral you are interested in. "X" represents the value assigned when ranking the reactions according to ZAG°f values. 1 used a software package that provides for regression analysis to obtain the values of the variables. 1 plotted the values of ZAG°f for the five reactions 1 had written along with the estimated values gained in the regression which were fit into the above equation. The result is shown in Figure 25, where -2425 kcals corresponds to the ZAG°f for magnesio-riebeckite. To test the accuracy of the method. 1 wrote several tremolite forming reactions. The values of ZAG° f approached the recorded value for tremolite (2873 kcal). The ZAG°f value for magnesio-riebeckite was then used to determine the enthalpy of formation, where AH = AG + TAS: -9978321 = -10150384 +(298.15)(577.39) (J/mol) P = 1 bar The values were then used to calculate the temperature at equilibrium, using the initial equation for the formation of magnesio-riebeckite. where Tg = AH / AS Tg = 223.47/0.386 Tg = 578.9 K = 306° C Thermodynamic data from Robie et al., 1978. The equilibrium temperature (Tg) above gives an estimate of the temperature at which tremolite was converted to magnesio-riebeckite. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 80 CJ C/Î 55 Ocr. C5 > 0-' c w S. t/i =i £? fSIf) % ec3 I o o e lO «y Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX C ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSES OF AMPHIBOLES AND STRUCTURAL FORMULA INTERPRETATION 81 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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C g Q. ■D CD C/) (Continued) C/) 23 OXYGEN FORMULA Fe2-3 SAMPLE p oint# Na(A) K A NaM4 CaM4 FeM4 M4 CaM13 FeM13 Fe3 Mg Mn Ti Al(vl) M13 10-27-1 a 1 0.29 0.14 0.43 0.23 1.76 0.02 2.00 0.00 0.74 0.93 3.09 0.07 0.17 0.00 5.00 10-27-la 2 0.35 0.11 0.47 0.18 1.81 0.01 2.00 0.00 0.85 0.71 3.23 0.06 0.15 0.00 5.00 ■D8 10-27-la 3 0.22 0.14 0.35 0.23 1.77 0.00 2.00 0.01 0.80 0.80 3.18 0.08 0.13 0.00 5.00 10-27-la 4 0.35 0.15 0.50 0.21 1.77 0.02 2.00 0.00 0 8 7 0.76 3.07 0.08 0.22 0.00 5.00 10-27-la 5 0.19 0.04 0.23 1.42 0.56 0.01 2.00 0.00 0.51 1.22 3.19 0.00 0.09 0.00 5.00 10-27-la 6 0.09 0 0 0 0.09 1.58 0.30 0.12 2.00 0.00 0.00 2.04 2.94 0.00 0 0 4 0.00 5.01 10-27-la 8 0.20 0.03 0.23 1.63 0.30 0.07 2.00 0.00 0.35 1.68 2.93 0.00 0.05 0.00 5.00 10-27-la 10 0.16 0.04 0.20 1.67 0.32 0.01 2.00 0.00 0.26 1.55 3.11 0.03 0.04 0.00 5.00 3. 10-27-la 11 0.16 0.02 0.18 1.65 0.32 0.03 2.00 3" 0.00 0.38 1.64 2.94 0.00 0.04 0.00 5.00 CD 10-27-la 12 0.12 0.04 0.16 1.74 0.25 0.01 2.00 0.00 1.16 0.63 2.36 0.00 0.03 0.82 5.00 ■DCD 10-27-la 13 0.07 0.00 0.07 1.60 0.30 0.10 2.00 0.00 0.71 1.21 2.77 0.00 0.04 0.28 5.00 O 1027-2-1 1 0.22 0.10 0.32 0.18 1.79 0.03 Q. 2.00 0.00 0.97 0.82 3.04 0.06 0.11 0.00 5.00 C 1027-2-2 2 0.17 0.13 0.30 a 0.16 1.83 0.01 2.00 0.00 1.05 0.70 3.05 0.07 0.12 0.00 5.00 3O 1027-2-3 7 0.07 0.09 0.16 0.21 1.79 0.00 2.00 0.01 1.10 0.73 2.95 0.05 0.02 0.14 5.00 "O 1027-2-4 11 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.26 1.74 0.00 2.00 0.01 1.03 0.69 3.11 O 0.07 0.05 0.04 5.00 1027-2-5 14 0.15 0.00 0.15 1.78 0.19 0.03 2.00 0.00 0.53 1.70 2.71 0.00 0.05 0.00 5.00 HT113-9A 1 0.11 0.00 0.11 1.78 0.20 0.02 2.00 0.00 0.74 1.77 2.41 0.00 0.09 0.00 5.00 CD Q. 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Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX D PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSES 89 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 90 Percentages are based on visual estimations of mineral abundance's in thin-section. What are refered to as alkali feldspar are most likely secondary and represent partial of complete replacement of primary magmatic orthoclase during Na- metasomatism. Sample Number - KW1-I2/3 Location: 114°40'30". 36=37'00" Rock Name - monzoniie Degree of Crystallinity - holocry stalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium Relative Grain Size - granular Color - leucocratic Shape - subhedral to anhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Plagioclase (49 %) shows minor sericitic alteration, hornblende (15%). chlorite (30%). apatite (<1%). opaques (5%). Hornblende is very altered, to chlorite and/or magnesio-riebeckite. and occurs as veins throughout the sample. Sample Number - KWl-12/3b Location: 114°40'30". 36=38’00" Rock Name - diorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (79%), hornblende (6%). secondary calcite veining (5%). euhedral and aiihedral sphene (2%), apatite (<1%). opaques (2%). Hornblende is not visibly altered. Plagioclase is not altered to sericite. Sample Number - KWl-12/5 Location: 114°40'40". 36=02 30 ' Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - crystalline Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 91 Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (25%). hornblende (4%). apatite (<1%). opaques (5%). muscovite (3%). groimdmass (57%) contains some plagioclase laths, evidenced by parallel extinction and albite twinning. Groimdmass contains tiny acicular blue needles and tiny inclusions of red iron-oxides throughout. Olive-green hornblende grains have pale-blue overgrowths or reaction rims. Fluid inclusions in quartz, adjacent to the contact between the dike and the dike host rock, contain at least one daughter crystal, occasionally more. Sample Number - KW2-7/9 Location: 114=40 20 ". 36°02'00" Rock Name - quartz latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystallme Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - crystalline Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral phenocrysts with anhedral groundmass Description - Quartz (7%), plagioclase (7%). biotite (1%). apatite (<1%), opaques (3%), groimdmass (81%; 13% alkali feldspar. 68% plagioclase). Minor sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Odd phenocrysts of chessboard twinned feldspar phenocrysts. Sample Number - FCW4-27/3 Location: 114=38'53", 36°02'08" Rock Name - granodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (25%). plagioclase (20%), alkali feldspar (42%), biotite (5%), hornblende (5%), sphene (<1%), opaques (5%). Weak to moderate sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Fluid inclusions (liquid-rich and vapor-rich) in quartz contain at least one daughter crystal, but in some cases liquid-rich fluid inclusions contain up to five daughter crystals. Some fluid inclusions contain a biréfringent daughter crystal. Opaque minerals most likely magnetite because they do not have a reddish cast on thin, outer edges as does hematite. Sample Number - KW5-396/1 Location: 114=00'21", 36=55 00" Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain S ize - fine Relative Grain S ize - granular Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 92 Color - mesocratic Shape - euhedral to anhedral Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (40%). alkali feldspar (26%), biotite (5%), hornblende (5%). opaques (5%). sphene (2%). chlorite (1%). Hornblende rimmed and being replaced by pale-blue amphibole. Some biotite is altered to chlorite. Secondary quartz in vugs. Minor chlorite veining. Sample Number - KW5-396/7 Location: 114°39'30". 36=0218 " Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Cry stallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phenocrysts in an aphanitic groimdmass Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (25%), alkali feldspar (14%), biotite (2%). hornblende (3%). sphene (<1%). opaques (3%), groimdmass (50%). Hornblende phenocrysts have pale-blue rims. Groimdmass contains tiny acicular pale-blue needles throughout. Plagioclase laths show minor sericitic alteration. Banded blue dike. Sample Number - KW5-396/11 Location: 1I4=39'30". 36=02'20" Rock Name - andésite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - anhedral to subhedral Description - Quartz (7%). plagioclase (25%), biotite (5%), hornblende (3%). sphene (<1%). opaques (3%), sericite (<1%). groundmass (55%). Sericitic alteration in the cores of some plagioclase phenocrysts. Most hornblende phenocrysts are rimmed by a pale- blue mineral. Sample Number - KWlO-18/1 Location: 114=39'54", 36=02'09 " Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic phenocrysts within a cryptocrystalline groundmass Absolute Grain Size - fine to aplitic Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral to euhedral Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 93 Description - Quartz (<3%) in groundmass. plagioclase (36%). biotite (<1%). hornblende (2%). muscovite (7%). groundmass (50%). Hornblende is extensively altered, mostly relict grains. Groimdmass contains tiny acicular pale-blue needles throu^out. Sample Number - KW10-18/2 Location: 114°39'51". 36=02'10" Rock Name - granite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - equigranular Color - mesocratic Shape - anhedral to euhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (20%). plagioclase (30%). alkali feldspar (37%). biotite ( 10%). hornblende (2%), sphene (<1%). Minor sericitic alteration of plagioclase grains. Severely altered hornblende, mostly relict grains. Sample Number - KWlO-18/3 Location: 114=39'H", 36=02’30" Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phenocrysts in a microcry stalline groundmass Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Description - Quartz (5%) in groundmass. plagioclase (35%). biotite (5%), hornblende ( 10%), opaques (3%), groundmass (42%). Hornblende is very altered and ragged in appearance, mostly relict grains. Groundmass contains tiny acicular pale-blue needles throughout. Some feldspar phenocrysts exhibit a chessboard texture. Plagioclase phenocrysts exhibit moderate sericitic alteration. Sample Number - KW3-18/2 Location: 114°39’44". 36°02'16" Rock Name - granodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (25%), plagioclase (50%), alkali feldspar (10%), hornblende (3%), chlorite (7%), sphene (3%), apatite (<1%), opaques (1%). Hornblende is extensively Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 94 altered, mostly altered to chlorite. Minor sericitic alteration of plagioclase laths. Some feldspar phenocrysts exhibit a chessboard texture. Chlorite veinlets present throughout. Sample Number - HTl-13/8 Location: 114°38'14". 35°59’56" Rock Name - quartz monzodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (59%). alkali feldspar (3%). biotite (3%). hornblende (15%). chlorite (10%), sphene (1%). opaques (5%). Moderate sericitic alteration of plagioclase crystals. Chessboard texture observed in some feldspar crystals. .Altered hornblende is associated with opaques and secondary sphene and contains biotite inclusions. Some hornblende has been altered to chlorite and some is rimmed and replaced by blue amphibole. Chlorite veining prevalent. Sample Number - HTl-13/9 Location: 114=3759". 35°59'57" Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Cry stallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - fine Relative Grain Size - equigranular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral to anhedral Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (35%), biotite (<5%), hornblende (30%) very altered, chlorite (15%). opaques (10%). Hornblende very altered, mostly to chlorite. Moderate sericitic alteration of most plagioclase phenocrysts. Secondary microcrystalline calcite veining accompanies magnesio-riebeckite/chlorite veining. Most opaques have a cubic habit. Sample Number - HTl-13/10 Location: 114=3759". 35=59'57" Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic with cryptocrystalline groundmass Absolute Grain Size - fine Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral to anhedral Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 95 Description - Quartz (<5%). plagioclase (35%). alkali feldspar (17%). biotite (10%). hornblende (5%), sphene (<1%). opaques (3%). sericite ( Sample Number - HTl-13/11 Location: 114=3757". 35=59'59" Rock Name - quartz latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Description - Quartz (20%). plagioclase (30%), biotite (7%), hornblende (7%), calcite (<1%). apatite (<1%). opaques (3%), groundmass (32%). The larger plagioclase phenocrysts are moderately to severely altered to sericite. Groundmass feldspars do not contain much sericitic alteration. Hornblende phenocrysts contain biotite inclusions, opaques and sphene. Minor secondary calcite veinlets. Opaque minerals show red internal reflections on thin edges, suggestive of hematite. Generally, fluid inclusions (liquid-rich) in quartz contain at least one daughter crystal, occasionally more. Sample Number - HTl-13/12 Location: 114=3758". 35=59’58" Rock Name - quartz latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Description - Quartz (20%). plagioclase (20%), biotite (7%), hornblende (5%). apatite (<1%). opaques (3%). groundmass (44%). Intense sericitic alteration of plagioclase phenocrysts, in most cases masking twinning and zoning, some cores remaining. Weak to moderate sericitic alteration of groundmass plagioclase. Hornblende altered to biotite, opaques, and sphene. Euhedral biotite not associated with hornblende alteration. Sample Number - HTl-13/13 Location: 114=3757". 35°59'58" Rock Name - quartz latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - inequigranular porphyritic Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 96 Description - Quartz (20%). plagioclase (25%). biotite (7%). hornblende (5%). calcite (<1%). apatite (<1%). opaques (2%). groundmass (39%). Moderate to intense sericitic alteration of plagioclase phenocrysts. Groundmass plagioclase has minor sericitic alteration. Hornblende phenocrysts are moderately to severely altered. Anhedral quartz in the groundmass contain fluid inclusions (liquid-rich) with one daughter crystal, occasionally more. Sample Number - HTl 0-27/1 Location: 114=3735". 36=00'07" Rock Name - latite dike Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic to microcrystalline Absolute Grain Size - fine to aplitic Relative Grain Size - inequigranular seriate Color - mesocratic Sbape - subhedral phenocrysts with anhedral groundmass Description - Quartz (<5%). plagioclase (25%), biotite (3%). hornblende (5%), sphene (<1%). muscovite (<1%). opaques (1%). groundmass (60%). Minor to moderate sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Groundmass contains liny acicular pale-blue needles throughout. Sample Number - HTl 0-27/2 Location: 114=3755". 36=00'07" Rock Name - monzodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - fine Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (60%). alkali feldspar (16%), biotite (10%). hornblende (10%). sphene (<1%). apatite (<1%). opaques (3%). Hornblende and biotite are intensely altered. Moderated to intense sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Some feldspar phenocrysts exhibit chessboard twinning. Sample Number - HT4-17/2 Location: 114=3755". 35°59'58" Rock Name - quartz monzonite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - equigranular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 97 Description - Quartz (15%). plagioclase (40%). alkali feldspar (33%). hornblende (5%). sphene (3%). apatite (<1%). opaques (3%). Minor sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Some feldspar grains (5%) have chessboard twinning. Relict hornblende associated with opaque oxides and sphene. Sample Number - HT4-17/3 Location: 114°37'55". 35°59'58" Rock Name - granite Degree of Crystallinity' - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - equigranular Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral to anhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (20%). plagioclase (35%). alkali feldspar (25%), hornblende (5%), biotite ( 10%). sphene (2%). opaques (3%). Minor to moderate sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Some feldspars have cores that have not been altered by sericitic alteration. Most feldspar is untwinned. Very little chessboard twinning observed. Relict hornblende associated with opaques and sphene. Sample Number - HT4-17/4b Location: 114=3755". 35°59’58" Rock Name - monzonite Degree of Cry stallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - fine to medium Relative Grain Size - granular Color - mesocratic Shape - anhedral to subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Quartz (<5%), plagioclase (60%). alkali feldspar (27%). biotite (<1%). sphene (3%). opaques (3%), apatite (<1%). chlorite (<1%). Minor sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Some feldspars have albite twinning but most is untwinned. Some feldspar phenocrysts (3%) exhibit chessboard twinning. Relict hornblende associated with minor biotite inclusions, opaques and sphene. Some hornblende has been altered to chlorite. Chlorite and/or amphilxjle veining throughout. Sample Number - CL5-15/4 Location: 114=34'30", 36°04'00" Rock Name - monzodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - phaneritic Absolute Grain Size - medium to fine Relative Grain Size - equigranular Color - mesocratic Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 98 Shape - euhedral to subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - idiomorphic granular Description - Plagioclase (75%). hornblende (25%). Intense sericitic alteration of plagioclase. Some hornblende altering to chlorite. Opaque oxides associated with severely altered hornblende phenocrysts. Sample Number - CL5-15/5 Location: 114=34’53". 36°03’55" Rock Name - monzodiorite Degree of Crystallinity - holocrystalline Grain Size - aphanitic Absolute Grain Size - fine Relative Grain Size - inequigranular seriate Color - mesocratic Shape - subhedral Rock Textures Depending on Mineral Shapes - hypidiomorphic granular Description - Plagioclase (67%). hornblende (25%). calcite (1%). opaques (5%). The cores of some plagioclase show sericitic alteration. Hornblende is extensively altered, some rims and interiors of crystals are altered to a pale-blue color. Other homblende crystals have been altered to chlorite. Some feldspar crystals exhibit microcline twinning. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX E LIST OF SAMPLES AND ANALYSES 99 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 100 List of Samples and Analyses Sample Number Type XRF Microprobe Oxygen Isotope KWl 0-18/2 (granitoid host) ✓ ✓ KWlO-18/3 (blue dike) ✓ ✓ ✓ KW5-396/7 (banded dike) ✓ ✓ KWl-12/3 (altered granitoid) ✓ ✓ ✓ H Tl-13/9 (granitoid host) ✓ ✓ ✓ HTlO-27/1 (blue dike) ✓ ✓ ✓ HT 10-27/2 (granitoid host) ✓ ✓ ✓ HT4-17/2 (brittle fracture zone) ✓ HT4-17/3 (brittle fracture zone) ✓ HT4-17/4A (brittle zone-blue) ✓ HT4-17/48 (brittle zone- bleached) ✓ HT-Vein (mineral separates) ✓ 9010-]b (unaltered) ✓ 9010-3 (unaltered) ✓ ✓ 9010-3eb (unaltered) ✓ ✓ LL8-42b (unaltered) ✓ ✓ 912-6BC (unaltered) ✓ ✓ 78-218^ (unaltered) ✓ ^Relatively unaltered samples of Wilson Ridge pluton from Horsethief Canyon ( Larsen, 1989; Metcalf, unpublished). *^Relatively unaltered sample from the eastern edge of the southern margin of the Wilson Ridge pluton (Metcalf, unpublished). ^Basaltic dike rock (Smith et al., 1990). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX F X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY - SPECTRUM SCANS 101 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 102 X-Ray Diffractometr>’ - Spectrum Scans Reflect Riebeckite Peaks Only Compare with Published Values on Following Page Spectrum Scan of Sample HT-794/1 two theta angle d-spacing’* net intensity relative (60 - 7 degrees) height 10.45 8.457 395.89 10Ô 28.45 3.134 340.46 86 32.94 2.716 336.5 85 24.21 3.672 186.06 47 30.25 2.951 142.52 36 35.31 2.539 126.68 32 26.24 3.392 118.76 30 27.14 3.281 79.17 20 34.49 2.597 75.21 19 55.5 1.654 67.3 17 19.65 4.513 63.34 16 58.28 1.581 51.46 13 31.75 2.814 43.54 11 39.44 2.282 43.54 11 18.11 4.891 43.54 11 44.81 2.020 35.63 9 48.0 1.893 35.63 9 56.68 1.622 23.75 6 Spectrum Scan of Sample HT-794/3 two theta angle d-spacing* net intensity relative (60 - 7 degrees) height 24.14 3.682 375.41 100 30.38 2.939 195.21 52 28.36 3.143 120.13 32 10.42 8.476 120.13 32 32.94 2.716 116.37 31 35.05 2.557 93.85 25 48.08 1.890 52.55 14 45.72 1.982 41.29 11 41.57 2.169 33.78 9 43.39 2.083 30.03 8 19.48 4.551 30.03 8 *d-spacing (1.54 - 12.6129 degrees) in 2120 steps of -.025 degrees. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 103 Published Values for Riebeckite Spectrum Scan d-spacing relative d-spacing relative height height 9.02 4 2.031 8 8.40 100 2.079 6 4.89 10 2.000 4 4.51 16 1.888 4 3.88 10 1.866 6 3.66 10 1.805 6 3.42 12 1.659 10 3.27 14 1.635 6 3.12 55 1.617 8 2.976 10 1.593 10 2.801 18 1.583 8 2.726 40 1.576 6 2.602 14 1.520 4 2.541 12 1.509 4 2.324 12 1.504 4 2.301 4 1.429 6 2.268 10 1.352 4 2.191 4 1.333 6 2.176 16 1.301 6 Values from Selected Powder Diffraction Data for Minerals, in Barry, L. G. et al. eds.. 1974. Joint Committee on Powder Diffaction Standards. Swarthmore, 833 p. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. VITA Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas Deborah A. Potts Local Address: Deborah A. Potts 1572 Elizabeth Avenue. Apt. 1 Las Vegas. Nevada 89119 Home Address: Deborah A. Potts 114 Ventoura Vista Toronto. Ohio 43964 Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Geology, 1993 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Publications: Potts. D. A., and Metcalf, R. V., 1997. Sodium metasomatism and riebeckite mineralization in an extensional terrane: Wilson Ridge pluton, northwest Arizona [Abs.]: Geological Society of America 93rd Annual Cordilleran Section, Abstracts with Program, v. 29. no. 5, p. 57. 'Hs. D. A.. and Cline. J.S.. 1992, Preliminary pétrographie and fluid inclusion data irom the Castle Mountain gold deposit. Hart Mining DistricL San Bernardino County, California [Abs.]: Fourth Biennial Pan American Conference of Research on Fluid Inclusions, Program and Abstracts, Lake Arrowhead, California, p. 66. Duebendorfer. E.M., Black, R.A., Simpson, D.A., Tuma, T.L., Potts, D.A.. Osmond, E.W.. 1992. Structural chronology of Miocene deformation near the east end of the Las Vegas Valley shear zone, Nevada [Abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, v. 24, p. 8-9. Thesis Title: Sodium Metasomatism and Magnesio-riebeckite Mineralization in the Wilson Ridge Pluton Thesis Examination Committee: Chairperson, Rodney V. Metcalf, Ph D. Committee Member, Eugene I. Smith, Ph.D. Committee Member, Frederick W. Bachhuber, Ph D. Graduate Faculty Representative, Sidkazem Taghva, Ph D. 104 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.