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Arc Crust-Magma Interaction In The Andean Southern Volcanic Zone From Thermobarometry, Mineral Composition, Radiogenic Isotope And Rare Earth Element Systematics Of The Azufre-Planchon-Peteroa Volcanic Complex, Chile, Sven P. Holbik May 2014

Arc Crust-Magma Interaction In The Andean Southern Volcanic Zone From Thermobarometry, Mineral Composition, Radiogenic Isotope And Rare Earth Element Systematics Of The Azufre-Planchon-Peteroa Volcanic Complex, Chile, Sven P. Holbik

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The Andean Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ) is a vast and complex continental arc that has been studied extensively to provide an understanding of arc-magma genesis, the origin and chemical evolution of the continental crust, and geochemical compositions of volcanic products. The present study focuses on distinguishing the magma/sub-arc crustal interaction of eruptive products from the Azufre-Planchon-Peteroa (APP 35°15’S) volcanic center and other major centers in the Central SVZ (CSVZ 37°S - 42°S), Transitional SVZ (TSVZ 34.3-37.0°S), and Northern SVZ (NSVZ 33°S - 34°30’S). New Hf and Nd isotopic and trace element data for SVZ centers are consistent with former studies …


A Geochemical Study Of Crustal Plutonic Rocks From The Southern Mariana Trench Forearc: Relationship To Volcanic Rocks Erupted During Subduction Initiation, Julie A. Johnson Mar 2014

A Geochemical Study Of Crustal Plutonic Rocks From The Southern Mariana Trench Forearc: Relationship To Volcanic Rocks Erupted During Subduction Initiation, Julie A. Johnson

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Two suites of intermediate-felsic plutonic rocks were recovered by dredges RD63 and RD64 (R/V KK81-06-26) from the northern wall of the Mariana trench near Guam, which is located in the southern part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) island arc system. The locations of the dredges are significant as the area contains volcanic rocks (forearc basalts and boninites) that have been pivotal in explaining processes that occur when one lithospheric plate initially begins to subduct beneath another. The plutonic rocks have been classified based on petrologic and geochemical analyses, which provides insight to their origin and evolution in context of the surrounding …