Bimodal back-arc alkaline magmatism after ridge subduction: Pliocene felsic rocks from Central Patagonia (47°S)

Lithos

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 191-217

  Espinoza, Felipe ^a   Morata, Diego ^a   Polvé, Mireille ^b   Lagabrielle, Yves ^c   Maury, René C ^d   Guivel, Christèle ^e   Cotten, Joseph ^d   Bellon, Hervé ^d   Suárez, Manuel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^f SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Central Patagonia back arc; Chemical modeling; Mafic felsic alkaline magmatism; Pliocene; Syenites

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; EMPLACEMENT; FELSIC ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; PLIOCENE; SUBDUCTION; SYENITE; TECTONIC SETTING;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40149088352     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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