Características composicionaies y procesos de evolución magmàtica en el complejo volcánico Sur - II de Fuerteventura (Islas Canarias)

The Southern Volcanic Complex II consists mainly of basalts with some trachybasalls and basaltic trachyandesltes. Its lower sequence is formed by middle alkaline rocks whilst in the upper one only m ild ly alk ali H y + O I -n o rm a tive rocks are found. The variations in com positio n are largely...

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Authors: Cubas, C. R.; Hernán, Francisco; Ancochea, Eumenio; Brändle, José Luis; Huertas, María José
Format: Article
Publication date:1996
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/12250
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/12250
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Canary Island
Fuerteventura
Old Basaltic Serie
Geochemistry
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Summary:The Southern Volcanic Complex II consists mainly of basalts with some trachybasalls and basaltic trachyandesltes. Its lower sequence is formed by middle alkaline rocks whilst in the upper one only m ild ly alk ali H y + O I -n o rm a tive rocks are found. The variations in com positio n are largely explained by similar crystal fractionation models for both the lower and the upper sequences. The variation among d iffe re nt basaltic types is due to d iffe re n t extractio n rates o f ab out 10-15%, o liv in e being th e domin ant phase, followed, in a lesser proportion, by dinopyroxene. The difference between the most differentiated basalts and trachybasalts or basaltic trachyandesiles could be explained by extraction of dominant clinopyroxene with plagioclase and Fe-Ti oxide