Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology

The Haughton Dome located on Devon Island, in the Canadian Archipelago represents a well-preserved, moderate-sized, complex impact crater. Previous age constraints for the 24 km-diameter impact structure have ranged from ca. 21 Ma to ca. 39 Ma. Herein, we present a coordinated microstructural and in...

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Main Authors: Erickson, Timmons, Kirkland, Chris, Jourdan, Fred, Schmieder, M., Hartnady, Michael, Cox, Morgan A., Timms, Nick
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Language:English
Published: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90162
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author Erickson, Timmons
Kirkland, Chris
Jourdan, Fred
Schmieder, M.
Hartnady, Michael
Cox, Morgan A.
Timms, Nick
author_facet Erickson, Timmons
Kirkland, Chris
Jourdan, Fred
Schmieder, M.
Hartnady, Michael
Cox, Morgan A.
Timms, Nick
author_sort Erickson, Timmons
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description The Haughton Dome located on Devon Island, in the Canadian Archipelago represents a well-preserved, moderate-sized, complex impact crater. Previous age constraints for the 24 km-diameter impact structure have ranged from ca. 21 Ma to ca. 39 Ma. Herein, we present a coordinated microstructural and in situ U-Pb study of zircon and monazite coupled with 40Ar/39Ar laser step heating of shock-melted K-feldspar clasts from shock metamorphosed gneissic fragments collected from the allochthonous impact breccia at Haughton. Moderately shocked zircon and monazite grains yield an age distribution consistent with an Archean protolith metamorphosed at ca. 1.9 Ga, whereas shock recrystallized zircon and monazite yield a lower intercept age of 31.8 ± 1.7 Ma (n = 48, MSWD = 0.58, P = 0.99). Four inverse isochron 40Ar/39Ar ages of shocked feldspar clasts yield a weighted mean age of 31.04 ± 0.37 Ma (MSWD = 0.98, P = 0.40), within uncertainty of the U-Pb lower concordia intercept. Ar diffusion modelling supports the interpretation of the impact age and helps resolve impact-driven age resetting. These results highlight the power of coupling multiple geochronologic techniques for determining impact ages, especially from targets with complex geologic histories. Furthermore, they resolve previous discrepancies in the age of the Haughton Dome and the interpretation of the post impact stratigraphy of the crater fill.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-901622023-02-13T05:46:16Z Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology Erickson, Timmons Kirkland, Chris Jourdan, Fred Schmieder, M. Hartnady, Michael Cox, Morgan A. Timms, Nick Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geochemistry & Geophysics Shock metamorphism Zircon Monazite U-Pb 40Ar/39Ar INDUCED HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY CANYON SANIDINE STANDARD SHOCK-WAVE METAMORPHISM K-40 DECAY CONSTANTS DEVON-ISLAND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION JOINT DETERMINATION IMPROVED ACCURACY ARGON DIFFUSION K-AR The Haughton Dome located on Devon Island, in the Canadian Archipelago represents a well-preserved, moderate-sized, complex impact crater. Previous age constraints for the 24 km-diameter impact structure have ranged from ca. 21 Ma to ca. 39 Ma. Herein, we present a coordinated microstructural and in situ U-Pb study of zircon and monazite coupled with 40Ar/39Ar laser step heating of shock-melted K-feldspar clasts from shock metamorphosed gneissic fragments collected from the allochthonous impact breccia at Haughton. Moderately shocked zircon and monazite grains yield an age distribution consistent with an Archean protolith metamorphosed at ca. 1.9 Ga, whereas shock recrystallized zircon and monazite yield a lower intercept age of 31.8 ± 1.7 Ma (n = 48, MSWD = 0.58, P = 0.99). Four inverse isochron 40Ar/39Ar ages of shocked feldspar clasts yield a weighted mean age of 31.04 ± 0.37 Ma (MSWD = 0.98, P = 0.40), within uncertainty of the U-Pb lower concordia intercept. Ar diffusion modelling supports the interpretation of the impact age and helps resolve impact-driven age resetting. These results highlight the power of coupling multiple geochronologic techniques for determining impact ages, especially from targets with complex geologic histories. Furthermore, they resolve previous discrepancies in the age of the Haughton Dome and the interpretation of the post impact stratigraphy of the crater fill. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90162 10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.008 English PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Shock metamorphism
Zircon
Monazite
U-Pb
40Ar/39Ar
INDUCED HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY
CANYON SANIDINE STANDARD
SHOCK-WAVE METAMORPHISM
K-40 DECAY CONSTANTS
DEVON-ISLAND
ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION
JOINT DETERMINATION
IMPROVED ACCURACY
ARGON DIFFUSION
K-AR
Erickson, Timmons
Kirkland, Chris
Jourdan, Fred
Schmieder, M.
Hartnady, Michael
Cox, Morgan A.
Timms, Nick
Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title_full Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title_fullStr Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title_full_unstemmed Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title_short Resolving the age of the Haughton impact structure using coupled 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb geochronology
title_sort resolving the age of the haughton impact structure using coupled 40ar/39ar and u-pb geochronology
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Shock metamorphism
Zircon
Monazite
U-Pb
40Ar/39Ar
INDUCED HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY
CANYON SANIDINE STANDARD
SHOCK-WAVE METAMORPHISM
K-40 DECAY CONSTANTS
DEVON-ISLAND
ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION
JOINT DETERMINATION
IMPROVED ACCURACY
ARGON DIFFUSION
K-AR
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90162