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Hirsch, Acting Director For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Map Distribution Box 25286, MS 306, Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Text and illustrations edited by James W. Hendley II Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nielson, Jane E. Mantle origin and flow sorting of megacryst-xenolith inclusions in mafic dikes of Black Canyon, Arizona / by Jane E. Nielson and John K. Nakata. p. cm.—(U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1541) Includes bibliographical references. Supt. of Docs, no.: 19.16:1541 1. Basalt—Inclusions—Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.) 2. Geology, Stratigraphic—Miocene. 3. Geology, Stratigraphic— Pliocene. 4. Geology—Arizona. I. Nakata, John K. II. Title. III. Series. QE462.B3N54 1994 552'.26'0979159—dc20 93-23011cn> Cover—Segment of north-trending dike array in Black Canyon, Arizona. Tabular dike segment crosses fanglomerate ridge. At north end (left), dike incorporated a mass of the host fanglomerate and developed a bulbous swelh'ng. Wilson Ridge in background. CONTENTS Abstract.........................................................^ 1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 Acknowledgments....................................................................................................... 3 Geologic relations in Black Canyon........................................................................... 3 Extrusive and intrusive megacryst-bearing rocks....................................................... 5 Vent area............................................................................................................. 5 Tuff breccia deposits................................................................................ 5 Intrusions.................................................................................................. 5 Magnetic expression of the vent area...................................................... 6 Observations on the dike arrays.......................................................................... 6 Geologic relations and structures............................................................. 6 Internal features........................................................................................ 9 Structure-parallel joints.................................................................. 11 Cooling joints................................................................................. 13 Inclusion suite................................................................................. 13 Inclusion orientation and foliation................................................. 13 Inclusion distribution patterns........................................................ 14 Relation of inclusions and bulbous swellings................................ 15 Composition of dikes and inclusions.......................................................................... 16 Petrography and composition of dikes ............................................................... 16 Compositions of mafic inclusions ...................................................................... 18 Olivine...................................................................................................... 19 Pyroxene................................................................................................... 19 Amphibole................................................................................................ 23 Other minerals.......................................................................................... 25 Discussion.................................................................................................................... 25 Formation of the Black Canyon vent area........................................................... 25 Structures and intrusive process of the dike arrays............................................. 26 Origin of the mafic-ultramafic inclusion suite and host magma.......................... 27 Origin of zoning and inclusion distribution patterns .......................................... 28 Zoning...................................................................................................... 28 Inclusion concentrations and size sorting................................................ 28 Summary...................................................................................................................... 30 References cited.......................................................................................................... 30 FIGURES 1. Map showing outcrops of dikes in Black Canyon.................................................................................................... 2 2. Maps of vent area ........................................................... 2 3. Photograph showing bulbous dike in fanglomerate at north end of vent area......................................................... 5 4. Photograph showing longitudinal section and flow joints parallel to dike tip, location 11..................................... 8 5. Diagram showing idealized dike............................................................................................................................... 8 6. Photographs showing features of bulbous swellings................................................................................................ 9 7. Photographs showing fanglomerate incorporation by Black Canyon dikes............................................................. 10 8. Photograph showing dike with irregular distribution of massive and fissile joints................................................. 11 9. Diagrammatic representation of dike exposures (X, Y, Z) at location 13, U.S. Highway 93 ................................. 11 10. Photograph showing flow banding in marginal zone of dike ................................................................................ 12 11. Photographs showing distance and close up views