Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Volcanic Materials in the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) and Mississippi Embayment (MSE)
1.2. The Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits of the Lower Mississippi River Valley and Glacial Associations
1.3. The Rawhide Terrace
1.4. Pre-Loess Gravels
2. Methods
3. Results
Sample | SiO2 | TiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | FeO | MnO | MgO | CaO | Na2O | K2O | P2O5 |
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PL1 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.17 |
PL2 | 45.7 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.15 |
PL3 | 66.4 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 0.05 |
PL4 | 72.7 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.03 |
PL5 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.02 |
PL6 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.28 |
PL7 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0.07 |
PL8 | 70.7 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.01 |
PL9 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 |
PL10 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 18.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 0.02 |
PL11 | 64.1 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.13 |
PL12 | 68.8 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.03 |
PL13 | 73.9 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.02 |
PL14 | 75.2 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.02 |
PL15 | 69.2 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.03 |
PL16 | 67.2 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 0.05 |
PL17 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 0.02 |
PL18 | 67.6 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 0.07 |
PL19 | 69.4 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.02 |
PL20 | 57.7 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.25 |
PL21 | 64.9 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 0.21 |
PL22 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.02 |
PL23 | 74.6 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.05 |
Analyte | Unit | PL1 | PL2 | PL3 | PL4 | PL5 | PL6 | PL7 | PL8 | PL9 | PL10 | PL11 | PL12 | PL13 | PL14 | PL15 | PL16 | PL17 | PL18 | PL19 | PL20 | PL21 | PL22 | PL23 |
SiO2 | wt% | 63.0 | 45.7 | 66.4 | 72.7 | 70.8 | 57.5 | 64.7 | 70.7 | 81.4 | 64.7 | 64.1 | 68.8 | 73.9 | 75.2 | 69.2 | 67.2 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 69.4 | 57.7 | 64.9 | 71.6 | 74.6 |
Sc | ppm | 2 | 29 | <1 | <1 | 4 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 3 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 12 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Be | ppm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
V | ppm | 36 | 253 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 10 | <5 | 26 | 8 | <5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 42 | 12 | 52 |
Cr | ppm | 50 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 50 | <20 | 100 | 40 | <20 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 120 | 40 | 50 |
Co | ppm | 14 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Ni | ppm | 40 | 160 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 40 | <20 | 40 | 30 | 20 | <20 | <20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 60 | <20 | <20 | 50 |
Cu | ppm | 250 | 170 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 150 | 90 | 120 | 190 | 50 | 110 | 80 | 40 | 80 | 90 | 130 | 180 | 90 | 110 | 200 | 110 | 90 | 120 |
Zn | ppm | 70 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 50 | 60 | <30 | 40 | 100 | 220 | <30 | 70 | <30 | 60 | 40 | <30 | <30 | 110 | <30 | 50 | 70 |
Ga | ppm | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
Ge | ppm | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
As | ppm | 18 | <5 | 6 | <5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 19 | <5 | 34 | 9 | 7 | <5 | 102 | 15 | 71 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | <5 | 23 |
Rb | ppm | 83 | 29 | 219 | 105 | 353 | 90 | 324 | 191 | 5 | 467 | 122 | 276 | 303 | 270 | 409 | 256 | 261 | 211 | 104 | 136 | 252 | 272 | 36 |
Sr | ppm | 231 | 259 | 53 | 27 | 25 | 185 | 128 | 71 | 11 | 25 | 126 | 46 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 268 | 225 | 15 | 15 |
Y | ppm | 45.5 | 19.7 | 70.1 | 71.1 | 65.2 | 57.2 | 80.4 | 62.4 | 2.3 | 91.4 | 50.7 | 135 | 52 | 65.6 | 103 | 60.8 | 43.6 | 85.8 | 72.9 | 40.4 | 61.7 | 67.4 | 110 |
Zr | ppm | 282 | 103 | 342 | 366 | 402 | 336 | 725 | 281 | 13 | 394 | 368 | 698 | 274 | 321 | 329 | 352 | 332 | 390 | 517 | 159 | 783 | 856 | 802 |
Nb | ppm | 17 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 24.3 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 26.3 | 9 | 18.9 | 20 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 19 | 25.2 | 18.4 | 42.9 |
Ba | ppm | 644 | 214 | 279 | 80 | 453 | 653 | 1587 | 172 | 38 | 2968 | 917 | 920 | 521 | 279 | 1952 | 1145 | 1392 | 1084 | 267 | 808 | 1368 | 1236 | 208 |
La | ppm | 37.5 | 16.4 | 73.2 | 52.8 | 32.9 | 51.3 | 94.7 | 47.9 | 2.82 | 47.6 | 57.6 | 41.4 | 17.8 | 62.2 | 76.9 | 86.5 | 34.1 | 130 | 47.4 | 33.6 | 329 | 17.5 | 42.2 |
Ce | ppm | 78.3 | 34.2 | 138 | 104 | 75.3 | 112 | 135 | 96.1 | 4.97 | 98.6 | 88.5 | 56.4 | 31 | 99.7 | 123 | 140 | 75.8 | 107 | 120 | 68.5 | 265 | 26.1 | 116 |
Pr | ppm | 10.2 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 14.4 | 8.06 | 14.5 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 0.71 | 13.8 | 14 | 9.12 | 5.19 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 9.71 | 34.5 | 12.9 | 9.09 | 38.1 | 4.98 | 12.7 |
Nd | ppm | 41.3 | 19.1 | 70.6 | 55.5 | 30.6 | 60 | 84.9 | 61.1 | 2.51 | 54.5 | 53.8 | 34.5 | 20.4 | 47.5 | 72.2 | 71.6 | 37 | 129 | 49.4 | 37.4 | 124 | 20.1 | 53.6 |
Sm | ppm | 8.87 | 4.44 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 7.15 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 12.4 | 0.55 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 5.09 | 9.71 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 7.76 | 25.6 | 10.8 | 8.45 | 22.1 | 4.74 | 14.5 |
Eu | ppm | 1.59 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 0.944 | 0.668 | 1.99 | 2.82 | 1.02 | 0.131 | 2.04 | 2.11 | 1.21 | 0.639 | 1 | 2.29 | 1.89 | 1.18 | 4.35 | 0.958 | 2.22 | 3.99 | 0.95 | 2.76 |
Gd | ppm | 7.81 | 4.05 | 11.1 | 9.38 | 6.76 | 11 | 14.3 | 9.87 | 0.44 | 13.1 | 9.04 | 7.19 | 4.87 | 8.92 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 5.97 | 17.7 | 9.09 | 7.23 | 16.4 | 5.15 | 14.8 |
Tb | ppm | 1.31 | 0.68 | 1.93 | 1.79 | 1.46 | 1.77 | 2.39 | 1.68 | 0.07 | 2.34 | 1.48 | 2.16 | 1.05 | 1.61 | 2.94 | 1.79 | 1.21 | 2.79 | 1.75 | 1.2 | 2.43 | 1.25 | 2.94 |
Dy | ppm | 7.84 | 3.94 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 0.39 | 15.3 | 8.47 | 19 | 7.86 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 7.37 | 13.5 | 9.82 | 19.2 |
Ho | ppm | 1.64 | 0.78 | 2.59 | 2.56 | 2.41 | 2.14 | 2.95 | 2.19 | 0.09 | 3.15 | 1.72 | 4.8 | 1.76 | 2.33 | 3.84 | 2.19 | 1.59 | 3.17 | 2.49 | 1.47 | 2.42 | 2.32 | 4.22 |
Er | ppm | 4.79 | 2.15 | 8.1 | 8.38 | 7.72 | 6.15 | 8.83 | 6.91 | 0.22 | 9.66 | 5.17 | 15.5 | 5.64 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 6.54 | 4.83 | 9.54 | 7.89 | 4.36 | 6.62 | 8.22 | 13.1 |
Tm | ppm | 0.767 | 0.326 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 0.908 | 1.32 | 1.05 | 0.039 | 1.47 | 0.79 | 2.44 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.71 | 1.02 | 0.816 | 1.49 | 1.26 | 0.665 | 1.01 | 1.43 | 2.05 |
Yb | ppm | 4.82 | 2.04 | 8.78 | 9.7 | 8.43 | 5.76 | 8.59 | 7.22 | 0.33 | 9.66 | 5.19 | 17.5 | 6.08 | 7.67 | 11 | 6.68 | 5.25 | 10.2 | 8.92 | 4.51 | 6.54 | 10.5 | 14.6 |
Lu | ppm | 0.778 | 0.321 | 1.42 | 1.61 | 1.45 | 0.999 | 1.42 | 1.16 | 0.05 | 1.63 | 0.855 | 2.75 | 1 | 1.27 | 1.74 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 0.765 | 1.1 | 1.87 | 2.36 |
Hf | ppm | 7.2 | 3 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 18.5 | 8 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 |
Ta | ppm | 0.67 | 0.92 | 1.76 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 1.23 | 0.06 | 1.27 | 0.79 | 2.12 | 0.75 | 1.4 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 0.71 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 0.57 | 1.36 | 1.7 | 3.64 |
W | ppm | 4.6 | 0.7 | 2 | <0.5 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2 | <0.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 9 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 |
Tl | ppm | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.71 | 0.26 | 1.12 | 0.3 | 1.03 | 0.66 | <0.05 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 1.79 | 0.83 | 1.1 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 1.21 | 1.09 | 0.16 |
Pb | ppm | 14 | <5 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 22 | 17 | 10 | <5 | 16 | 18 | 162 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 143 | 12 | 31 |
Th | ppm | 5.89 | 1.86 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 6.48 | 11 | 11.9 | 0.36 | 18 | 8.11 | 26.1 | 10.8 | 12 | 15 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 5.36 | 15.9 | 21.4 | 25.9 |
U | ppm | 2.3 | 0.35 | 4.77 | 3.94 | 3.85 | 2.21 | 2.88 | 3.59 | 0.49 | 2.44 | 3.43 | 8.42 | 1.64 | 2.87 | 2.04 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 3.78 | 4.49 | 2.07 | 5.21 | 8.07 | 5.16 |
4. Discussion
4.1. St. Francois Mountains
4.2. Keweenawan Volcanic Province and the Midcontinent Rift
4.3. PLTDs and Glacial Interactions
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pizarro, M.G.; Gifford, J.N.; Starnes, J.E.; Platt, B.F. Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits. Geosciences 2024, 14, 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14120340
Pizarro MG, Gifford JN, Starnes JE, Platt BF. Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits. Geosciences. 2024; 14(12):340. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14120340
Chicago/Turabian StylePizarro, Maxwell G., Jennifer N. Gifford, James E. Starnes, and Brian F. Platt. 2024. "Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits" Geosciences 14, no. 12: 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14120340
APA StylePizarro, M. G., Gifford, J. N., Starnes, J. E., & Platt, B. F. (2024). Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits. Geosciences, 14(12), 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14120340