Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019

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[E] Poster

S (Solid Earth Sciences ) » S-GC Geochemistry

[S-GC40] Volatile Cycles in the Deep Earth - from Subduction Zone to Hot Spot

Wed. May 29, 2019 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall8, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Hirochika Sumino(Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo), Takeshi Hanyu(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Department of Solid Earth Geochemistry), Yuji Sano(Division of Ocean and Earth Systems, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo), Gray E Bebout(Lehigh University)

[SGC40-P07] Variation of helium isotope compositions at Lake Mashu

*Takanori Kagoshima1, Yuji Sano1, Atsushi Tanaka2 (1.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 2.National Institute for Environmental Studies)

Keywords:Helium isotope, Volcanic lake, Lake Mashu

Helium-3 is one of the most sensitive geochemical tracers which reflects addition of mantle components to gas and fluids in volcanic hydrothermal systems, and 3He/4He ratios may be useful to assess temporal change of hydrothermal activity at volcanic lakes. Lake Mashu is a caldera lake which formed around 7000 years ago in Hokkaido. Igarashi et al. (1992) measured He and Ne isotopes in water of Lake Mashu, and concluded that the depth profile of isotopic compositions reflect injection of mantle-derived He due to hot spring activity at the lake bottom. After that, there is no subsequent study reporting He isotope data. The lack of observational data may be due to difficulty of water sampling at caldera lakes. Igarashi et al. (1992) collected water samples into copper tubes. However, this method requires heavy and large sampling tools, and people who can transfer water and seal the tubes properly. In May and September 2017, we investigated Lake Mashu in order to check volcanic activity and practical sampling methods for caldera lakes. We collected water using a Niskin bottle at several depths (surface to 210 m) around the deepest point (211 m). Collected water was immediately transferred into lead-glass containers with vacuum valves at both ends. In Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, dissolved gases were extracted by the head space method, and introduced into a purification vacuum line. In the line, He and Ne were purified for isotope analyses. 3He/4He and 4He/20Ne ratios were measured using Helix-SFT and QMS, respectively. The highest 3He/4He ratios were observed at 205-210 m depth, indicating that injection of fluids with the high 3He/4He ratio at the bottom. The linear correlation between 4He/20Ne and 3He/20Ne ratios in water samples indicated mixing of two components: injected fluids and the atmosphere. The estimated 3He/4He ratio of the fluid end member was indistinguishable from the value reported by Igarashi et al. (1992), implying a possibility that there was no significant change in volcanic activity at Lake Mashu in the past 30 years.