Descripción y resultados preliminares del plutón compuesto de San Xiao, Complejo de Cabo Ortegal (noroeste del Macizo Ibérico)

The San Xiao composite pluton is a small body intruded in a metasedimentary formation of the Cabo Ortegal Complex upper units, the Cariño Gneisses. In spite of its size, it exhibits spectacular evidence of magma mingling processes. Based on the compositional features of the rocks and their relations...

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Autores: Castiñeiras, Pedro, Andonaegui, P., Arenas, R., Martínez Catalán, José R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9160
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9160
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Composite pluton
Mingling
Cabo Ortegal Complex
Descripción
Sumario:The San Xiao composite pluton is a small body intruded in a metasedimentary formation of the Cabo Ortegal Complex upper units, the Cariño Gneisses. In spite of its size, it exhibits spectacular evidence of magma mingling processes. Based on the compositional features of the rocks and their relationships, we distinguish three different igneous units: mafic unit, felsic unit I and felsic unit II. Field evidence suggests that mingling processes occur between the first two units, whereas the third unit cuts them. Preliminary interpretation of geochemical data suggests that this pluton was formed in a mature volcanic arc, from different magmatic sources. This interpretation is compatible with previous models for the Cabo Ortegal upper units origin