A. Peace
Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in non-volcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada
Peace, A.; McCaffrey, K.; Imber, J.; Hobbs, R.; Van Hunen, J.; Gerdes, K.
Authors
Professor Kenneth Mccaffrey k.j.w.mccaffrey@durham.ac.uk
Head of Department
J. Imber
R. Hobbs
Professor Jeroen Van Hunen jeroen.van-hunen@durham.ac.uk
Professor
K. Gerdes
Abstract
Intrusive magmatism is an integral and understudied component in both volcanic and non-volcanic passive margins. Here, we investigate the thermal effects of widespread (c. 20,000 km2) intrusive magmatism on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks on the non-volcanic Newfoundland passive margin. ODP 210-1276 (45.41°N, 44.79°W) intersects two sills: an older, upper sill and a younger, lower sill that are believed to correspond to the high amplitude “U-reflector” observed across the Newfoundland Basin. A compilation of previous work collectively provides; 1) emplacement depth constraints, 2) vitrinite reflectance data and 3) 40Ar/39Ar dates. Collectively, these datasets provide a unique opportunity to model the conductive cooling of the sills and how they affect thermal maturity of the sedimentary sequence. A finite differences method was used to model the cooling of the sills, with the model outputs then being entered into the EASY%Ro vitrinite reflectance model. The modelled maturation profile for ODP 210-1276 shows a significant but localised effect on sediment maturity as a result of the intrusions. Our results suggest that even on non-volcanic margins, intrusive magmatism can significantly influence the thermal evolution in the vicinity of igneous intrusions. In addition, the presence of widespread sills on non-volcanic passive margins such as offshore Newfoundland may be indicative of regional-scale thermal perturbations that should be considered in source rock maturation studies.
Citation
Peace, A., McCaffrey, K., Imber, J., Hobbs, R., Van Hunen, J., & Gerdes, K. (2015). Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in non-volcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada. Basin Research, 29(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12131
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 31, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | May 14, 2015 |
Publication Date | May 14, 2015 |
Deposit Date | May 5, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | May 14, 2016 |
Journal | Basin Research |
Print ISSN | 0950-091X |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2117 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 249-265 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12131 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1439069 |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: Peace, A., McCaffrey, K., Imber, J., Hobbs, R., van Hunen, J. and Gerdes, K. (2015), Quantifying the influence of sill intrusion on the thermal evolution of organic-rich sedimentary rocks in nonvolcanic passive margins: an example from ODP 210-1276, offshore Newfoundland, Canada. Basin Research, 29(3): 249-265, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12131. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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