Leakage of magmatic–hydrothermal volatiles from a crater bottom formed by a submarine eruption in 1989 at Teishi Knoll, Japan

A submarine eruption occurred off the Izu Peninsula of Japan on 13 July 1989, forming Teishi Knoll, which has a diameter of 450m and a height of ca. 10m above the surrounding 90–100m deep seafloor. Immediately after the eruption, intense gas release was observed from two vents in the crater. The gas...

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Published in:Journal of volcanology and geothermal research 2014-01, Vol.270, p.90-98
Main Authors: Notsu, Kenji, Sohrin, Rumi, Wada, Hideki, Tsuboi, Tatsuya, Sumino, Hirochika, Mori, Toshiya, Tsunogai, Urumu, Hernández, Pedro A., Suzuki, Yusuke, Ikuta, Ryoya, Oorui, Kohei, Koyama, Masato, Masuda, Toshiaki, Fujii, Naoyuki
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Language:English
Subjects:
Bubbling
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon isotope ratio
Craters
Crystalline rocks
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas
Leakage
Marine
Noble gases
Radioactive carbon isotope (14C)
Sea water
Submarine eruption
Submarines
Teishi Knoll
Volcanic gas
Volcanoes
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Summary:A submarine eruption occurred off the Izu Peninsula of Japan on 13 July 1989, forming Teishi Knoll, which has a diameter of 450m and a height of ca. 10m above the surrounding 90–100m deep seafloor. Immediately after the eruption, intense gas release was observed from two vents in the crater. The gas bubbling gradually decreased and apparently ceased in 1990. Given that no survey has been undertaken to examine volatile release from the crater of Teishi Knoll, we collected seawater samples at three different sites from just above the crater bottom on 17 July 2012, in order to detect signs of magmatic volatile release. Seawater samples from the crater bottom have dissolved CH4 contents and δ13C values higher than those of shallower (50–100m deep) seawater samples. Total inorganic carbon contents from the bottom seawater samples are also higher, and δ13C and Δ14C values lower than those of shallower seawater samples. These data indicate the addition of minor CH4 and CO2 of hydrothermal or magmatic origin to the bottom seawater from the crater. 3He/4He ratios and total organic carbon data are also consistent with the leakage of magmatic fluids. The most prominent CH4 and CO2 anomalies were observed at the site located closest to one of the bubbling gas sites of the 1989 eruption. As such, volcanic gas emissions still continue today at extremely low levels, 23years after eruption of this monogenetic volcano. The monitoring of ultra-trace amounts of chemical components in seawater is a prospective method to monitor temporal changes in magmatic activity at such submarine volcanoes. •We detected minor CH4 and CO2 addition to seawater through the crater bottom.•δ13C and Δ14C values indicate CH4 and CO2 of hydrothermal or magmatic origin.•3He/4He ratios show the magmatic volatile leakage through the submarine crater.•Very weak volcanic volatile emission has continued 23years after the eruption.•Trace dissolved components in seawater are useful for submarine volcano monitoring.
ISSN:0377-0273
1872-6097
DOI:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.11.017