Abstract
The basalts exposed around the Lago General Carrera-Buenos Aires display a wide range of chemical compositions. These include: Cretaceous calc-alkaline magmas typical of the Andean arc, Eocene to Quaternary intraplate alkali magmas and Quaternary magmas, the geochemical signature of which shows similarities with those of Chile ridge MORB. Such diversity is related to the evolution of the subduction processes below Patagonia, starting with a 'normal' subduction regime, followed by collision-subduction of the active Farallon-Aluk and Chile ridges together with the development of 'asthenospheric windows' during the Eocene and since the Upper Miocene respectively.
Translated title of the contribution | The diversity of basalts from Patagonia at the latitude of the Chile triple junction (46°-47°S). Additional data and implications on the subduction processes |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 363-371 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes |
Volume | 333 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Oct 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ocean Engineering