Geochemistry, isotopes and mineral chemistry of the Colli Albani volcanic rocks: constraints on magma genesis and evolution

2018 ◽  
pp. 107-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Conticelli ◽  
E. Boari ◽  
R. Avanzinelli ◽  
A.A. De Benedetti ◽  
Guido Giordano ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (Special-Issue1) ◽  
pp. 1194-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omid Namin ◽  
Afshin Ardalan ◽  
Mohammad Razavi ◽  
Arash Gourabjeripour ◽  
Abdollah Yazdi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corin Jorgenson ◽  
Luca Caricchi ◽  
Michael Stueckelberger ◽  
Giovanni Fevola ◽  
Gregor Weber

<p>Melt inclusions provide a window into the inner workings of magmatic systems. Both mineral chemistry and volatile distributions within melt inclusions can provide valuable information about the processes modulating magma ascent and preceding volcanic eruptions. Many melt inclusions host vapour bubbles which can be rich in CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O and must be taken into consideration when assessing the volatile budget of magmatic reservoirs. These vapour bubbles can be the product of differential volumetric contraction between the melt inclusion and host phase during an eruption or indicate an excess fluid phase in the magma reservoir. Thus, determining the distribution of volatiles between melt and vapour bubbles is integral to our fundamental understanding of melt inclusions, and by extension the evolution of volatiles within magmatic systems.</p><p>A large dataset of 79 high-resolution tomographic scans of clinopyroxene and leucite phenocrysts from the Colli Albani Caldera Complex (Italy) was recently acquired at the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY). These tomograms allow us to quantify the volume of melt inclusions and associated vapour bubble both glassy and microcrystalline melt inclusions. Notably, in the glassy melt inclusions the vapour bubbles exist either as a single large vapour bubble in the middle of the melt inclusion or as several smaller vapour bubbles distributed around the edge of the melt inclusion. These two types of melt inclusions can coexist within a single crystal. We suggest that the occurrence of these rim- bubbles is caused by one of two exsolution pathways, either pre-entrapment and bubble migration or post entrapment with preferential exsolution at the rims. By combining the analysis of hundreds of melt inclusions with the chemistry of the host phase we aim to unveil magma ascent rates and distribution of excess fluids within the magmatic system of Colli Albani, which produced several mafic-alkaline large volume ignimbrites.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1195-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A Morris ◽  
Susan M DeBari ◽  
Cathy Busby ◽  
Sarah Medynski ◽  
Brian R Jicha

Abstract The ∼50 km long Rosario segment of the Cretaceous Alisitos oceanic arc terrane provides undeformed three-dimensional exposures of the upper 7 km of an oceanic extensional arc, where crustal generation processes are recorded in both the volcanic and underlying plutonic rocks. These exceptional exposures allow for the study of the physical and chemical links between the rock units and help constrain the differentiation processes active during the growth and evolution of arc crust. This study focuses on the southern third of the Rosario segment, previously referred to as the southern volcano-bounded basin, and its plutonic underpinnings. Upper crustal rocks in the Rosario segment consist of a 3–5 km thick volcanic–volcaniclastic section with hypabyssal intrusions. Plutons intrude these units at various levels along-strike, but at each intrusive contact the transition is complete over a distance of <150 m, where stoped volcanic blocks are present. There is striking compositional overlap in whole-rock and mineral chemistry between the plutonic and volcanic units, suggesting a comagmatic source. Whole-rock geochemistry shows coherent trends in major and trace elements in mafic to intermediate compositions, but less coherent trends above 63 wt % SiO2. Units are predominantly low-K with flat rare earth element patterns, and show large ion lithophile element enrichment and high field strength element depletion. Initial Nd and Pb isotope ratios overlap for all units and imply no cratonic continental involvement. This agrees with low Sr/Y ratios of all rock types, indicative of thin, immature oceanic arc crust. Modeling results show that closed-system fractional crystallization drove crustal differentiation from mafic to intermediate compositions, but open-system processes likely occurred to produce some of the felsic compositions. Differentiation occurred in a two-step fractionation process. Step 1, from basaltic andesite to andesite, fractionated an anhydrous gabbroic cumulate (∼40% crystallization). Step 2, from andesite to rhyolite, fractionated a hydrous amphibole cumulate (∼65% crystallization, total), which is similar to what fluid dynamical models suggest for production of rhyolite (between 50–70% crystallization). Our results can be used as a reference model for differentiation processes relating to the growth of the middle and upper crust within active extensional arc systems. The Rosario segment plutonic rocks may be analogous to the low-velocity zone (Vp = 6·0–6·5 km s–1) imaged within the extensional Izu–Bonin arc. The chemistry of the plutonic and volcanic rocks is most similar to those of volcanic rocks in the Izu–Bonin active rift.


2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 563-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuat Yavuz ◽  
Ali Haydar Gültekin ◽  
Yüksel Örgün ◽  
Nurgül Çelik ◽  
Muazzez Çelik Karakaya ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongmei Wang ◽  
Chunming Han ◽  
Wenjiao Xiao ◽  
Patrick Asamoah Sakyi

&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160; Paleoproterozoic is a pivotal time for understanding the geochronological framework of the Tarim Craton. Located on the southeastern margin of the Tarim Craton, the northern Altyn Tagh is the main exposed region for Paleoproterozoic magmatic-metamorphic rocks. These rocks are diverse, diachronous and modified by multiple magmatic and/or metamorphic events. In this study, we performed systematic analyses on the amphibolite, felsic gneisses, and metasedimentary rocks in the Aketashitage area, southeastern Tarim Craton, including petrography, mineral chemistry, and whole-rock geochemistry, as well as in-situ zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopes, to examine the Paleoproterozoic magmatic-metamorphic events in the northern Altyn Tagh. Geochemically, the amphibolite and felsic gneisses in the Aketashitage area seemingly represent the typical bimodal associations of mafic and acidic volcanic rocks. In addition, the felsic gneisses are characterized by high Sr and low Y contents, with high Sr/Y and La&lt;sub&gt;N&lt;/sub&gt;/Yb&lt;sub&gt;N&lt;/sub&gt; ratios, and indistinctive Eu anomalies, closely resembling high-SiO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; adakites derived from subducted basaltic slab-melt. The palimpsest textures and geochemical features of the Aketashitage metasedimentary rocks suggest that their protoliths are argillaceous rocks. The amphibolite has a metamorphic age of 1.96 Ga, and the felsic gneisses yield crystallization ages of 2.54-2.52 Ga. For the metasedimentary rocks, the major age peaks of 2.72 Ga, 2.05 Ga and 1.97 Ga are consistent with the magmatic and/or metamorphic events in the study area. The minimum age peak suggests that the depositional age is no earlier than 1.97 Ga. The geochemical and geochronological evidences documented by the exposed rock associations in the Aketashitage area suggest a subduction-related tectonic setting in the Paleoproterozoic. Our new data combined with the previous studies indicate that the Paleoproterozoic magmatism and metamorphism in the northern Altyn Tagh area are nearly synchronous, and both are likely related to oceanic subduction.&lt;/p&gt;


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