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Subduction-zone magnetic anomalies and implications for hydrated forearc mantle

¹ U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA

Continental mantle in subduction zones is hydrated by release of water from the underlying oceanic plate. Magnetite is a significant byproduct of mantle hydration, and forearc mantle, cooled by subduction, should contribute to long-wavelength magnetic anomalies above subduction zones. We test this hypothesis with a quantitative model of the Cascadia convergent margin, based on gravity and aeromagnetic anomalies and constrained by seismic velocities, and find that hydrated mantle explains an important disparity in potential-field anomalies of Cascadia. A comparison with aeromagnetic data, thermal models, and earthquakes of Cascadia, Japan, and southern Alaska suggests that magnetic mantle may be common in forearc settings and thus magnetic anomalies may be useful in mapping hydrated mantle in convergent margins worldwide.

Key Words: Cascadia convergent margin • magnetic anomalies • gravity anomalies • hydrated mantle • serpentinization • earthquakes

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