Subduction of the South Chile active spreading ridge: A 17 Ma to 3 Ma magmatic record in central Patagonia (western edge of Meseta del Lago Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 189, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 319-339

  Boutonnet, E ^a,b   Arnaud, N ^a   Guivel, C ^c   Lagabrielle, Y ^a   Scalabrino, B ^a   Espinoza, F ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

bimodal back arc magmatism; Patagonia; spreading ridge; subduction

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC; BUENOS AIRES; BUENOS AIRES , ARGENTINA; CHILE TRIPLE JUNCTIONS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISMS; NATURAL LABORATORIES; NAZCA PLATE; NEO GENES; PARTIAL MELTING; PATAGONIA; SLAB WINDOWS; SPREADING RIDGE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BASALT; CAVITY RESONATORS; WINDOWS;

TECTONICS;

ACTIVE MARGIN; ALKALI BASALT; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BACKARC BASIN; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; NAZCA PLATE; NEOGENE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PLATEAU; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

ARGENTINA; CHILE; PATAGONIA;

EID: 73649111333     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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