Caracterización de las fuentes mantélicas de los magmas plio-cuaternarios de Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias)

Chemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data of the plio-quaternary mafic lavas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) are used to investigate the composition of their mantle source. The isotopic differences between the plio-quaternary (Post-Roque Nublo Group) and the older pliocene (Roque Nublo Group) mafi...

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Autores: Aulinas, M., Gimeno, D., Fernandez-Turiel, J. L., Font, L., Pérez-Torrado, Francisco J., Rodríguez-González, A., Nowell, G. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/53748
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/53748
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Manto heterogéneo
Componente piroxenítica
Volcanismo Plio-Cuaternario
Gran Canaria
Islas Canarias
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Sumario:Chemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data of the plio-quaternary mafic lavas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) are used to investigate the composition of their mantle source. The isotopic differences between the plio-quaternary (Post-Roque Nublo Group) and the older pliocene (Roque Nublo Group) mafic parental magmas reflect small-scale mantle heterogeneities. Two distinct mantle components were involved in partial melting to form the plio-quaternary magmas of Gran Canaria, the first being isotopically more depleted and similar to the DMM type and the second being more radiogenic in Pb-isotope ratios comparable to an HIMU type. Geochemical variations show that the plio-quaternary mantle source is not only compositionally but also lithologically heterogeneous and supports the presence of a silica-deficient pyroxenite mantle component. The proposed scenario for the generation of the plio-quaternary magmas involves a lithologically heteorogenous mantle plume consisting of pyroxenite veins in a peridotite matrix.