THERMOMETRY AND CHEMOMETRY ON PLAGIOCLASE AND HORNBLENDE INCLUSIONS IN K-FELDSPAR MEGACRYSTS FROM THE TUOLUMNE INTRUSIVE COMPLEX, SIERRA NEVADA
Electron microprobe major oxide analyses on plagioclase and hornblende inclusions in MKfs are used in temperature and melt composition calculations in equilibrium with these minerals using methods by Caricchi and Blundy (2015), Scruggs and Putirka (2018), Zhang et al. (2016), and Putirka (2016).
Mineral inclusion temperatures vary from their core to rim across MKfs, many fluctuating between higher and lower temperatures. Several MKfs show higher temperatures toward the MKfs rims, which are generally hotter than the core temperatures. Elevated temperatures along core-to-rim profiles likely represent episodic magma recharge. The temperatures at which the inclusions were entrapped during MKfs growth are represented by the rim temperatures of the inclusions. Plagioclase and hornblende inclusions both show maximum temperatures of entrapment at around 750-770°C. MKfs mineral inclusions generally yield lower temperatures in northern Cathedral Peak unit than in the southern Cathedral Peak. LA-ICP-MS trace element analysis of the plagioclase and hornblende inclusions in progress will add more insights into the chemistry of the intruding magma and the interconnectivity of the TIC units with one another.