Evidence from gravity data for an intrusive complex beneath Mount St. Helens
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Abstract
On the basis of gravity data, aided by aeromagnetic, magnetotelluric, side-looking radar, and geologic information, we tentatively identify a large, shallow intrusive complex beneath Mount St. Helens. The complex is roughly 5–6 km thick and has apparently intruded a buried and compressed Mesozoic forearc sedimentary sequence. The lateral extent of the intrusive complex is uncertain, and we give three alternative models varying from about 18 by 10 km to as much as 18 by 22 km. The western boundary of the inferred Mount St. Helens intrusion abuts several of a number of Tertiary and younger plutons that crop out in the area. The Mount St. Helens intrusion apparently is adjacent to sedimentary rock or shallow volcanic rock along most of the remainder of its boundary. A ringlike drainage pattern around Mount St. Helens suggests subsidence caused by removing magma from deep beneath Mount St. Helens and adding this mass to the Mount St. Helens edifice and its underlying intrusion. Our analysis indicates that the average bulk density of the volcanic rock comprising Mount St. Helens is about 2.15 g/cm3.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Evidence from gravity data for an intrusive complex beneath Mount St. Helens |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| DOI | 10.1029/JB092iB10p10207 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | B10 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Description | 16 p. |
| First page | 10207 |
| Last page | 10222 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Mt. St. Helens |
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