Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)

The volcano-stratigraphic and geochronologic data presented in this work show that the Tenerife central zone has been occupied during the last 3 Ma by shield or central composite volcanoes which reached more than 3000 m in height. The last volcanic system, the presently active Teide-Pico Viejo Compl...

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Autores: Ancochea Soto, Eumenio, Huertas Coronel, María José, Cantagrel, Jean Marie, Coello, Juan, Fuster Casas, José María, Arnaud, N., Ibarrola, E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:551.21(460.411)
Volcanic system
Canary Islands
Tenerife
Geochronology
Petrología
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
title Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
spellingShingle Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
Ancochea Soto, Eumenio
551.21(460.411)
Volcanic system
Canary Islands
Tenerife
Geochronology
Petrología
title_short Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
title_full Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
title_fullStr Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
title_full_unstemmed Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
title_sort Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ancochea Soto, Eumenio
Huertas Coronel, María José
Cantagrel, Jean Marie
Coello, Juan
Fuster Casas, José María
Arnaud, N.
Ibarrola, E.
author Ancochea Soto, Eumenio
author_facet Ancochea Soto, Eumenio
Huertas Coronel, María José
Cantagrel, Jean Marie
Coello, Juan
Fuster Casas, José María
Arnaud, N.
Ibarrola, E.
author_role author
author2 Huertas Coronel, María José
Cantagrel, Jean Marie
Coello, Juan
Fuster Casas, José María
Arnaud, N.
Ibarrola, E.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 551.21(460.411)
Volcanic system
Canary Islands
Tenerife
Geochronology
Petrología
topic 551.21(460.411)
Volcanic system
Canary Islands
Tenerife
Geochronology
Petrología
description The volcano-stratigraphic and geochronologic data presented in this work show that the Tenerife central zone has been occupied during the last 3 Ma by shield or central composite volcanoes which reached more than 3000 m in height. The last volcanic system, the presently active Teide-Pico Viejo Complex began to form approximately 150 ka ago. The first Cañadas Edifice CE. volcanic activity took place between about 3.5 Ma and 2.7 Ma. The CE-I is formed mainly by basalts, trachybasalts and trachytes. The remains of this phase outcrop in the Cañadas Wall CW. sectors of La Angostura 3.5–3.0 Ma and 3.0–2.7 Ma., Boca de Tauce 3.0 Ma., and in the bottom of some external radial ravines 3.5 Ma.. The position of its main emission center was located in the central part of the CC. The volcano could have reached 3000 m in height. This edifice underwent a partial destruction by failure and flank collapse, forming debris-avalanches during the 2.6–2.3 Ma period. The debris-avalanche deposits can be seen in the most distal zones in the N flank of the CE-I Tigaiga Breccia.. A new volcanic phase, whose deposits overlie the remains of CE-I and the former debris-avalanche deposits, constituted a new volcanic edifice, the CE-II. The dyke directions analysis and the morphological reconstruction suggest that the CE-II center was situated somewhat westward of the CE-I, reaching some 3200 m in height. The CE-II formations are well exposed on the CW, especially at the El Cedro 2.3–2.00 Ma. sector. They are also frequent in the S flank of the edifice 2.25–1.89 Ma. in Tejina 2.5–1.87 Ma. as well as in the Tigaiga massif to the N 2.23 Ma.. During the last periods of activity of CE-II, important explosive eruptions took place forming ignimbrites, pyroclastic flows, and fall deposits of trachytic composition. Their ages vary between 1.5 and 1.6 Ma Adeje ignimbrites, to the W.. In the CW, the Upper Ucanca phonolitic Unit 1.4 Ma. could be the last main episode of the CE-II. Afterwards, the Can˜adas III phase began. It is well represented in the CW sectors of Tigaiga 1.1 Ma–0.27 Ma., Las Pilas 1.03 Ma–0.78 Ma., Diego Hernández 0.54 Ma–0.17 Ma. and Guajara 1.1 Ma–0.7 Ma.. The materials of this edifice are also found in the SE flank. These materials are trachybasaltic lava-flows and abundant phonolitic lava and pyroclastic flows 0.6 Ma–0.5 Ma. associated with abundant plinian falls. The CE-III was essentially built between 0.9 and 0.2 Ma, a period when the volcanic activity was also intense in the ‘Dorsal Edifice’ situated in the easterly wing of Tenerife. The so called ‘valleys’ of La Orotava and Gu¨imar, transversals to the ridge axis, also formed during this period. In the central part of Tenerife, the CE-III completed its evolution with an explosive deposit resting on the top of the CE, for which ages from 0.173 to 0.13 Ma have been obtained. The CC age must be younger due to the fact that the present caldera scarp cuts these deposits. On the controversial origin of the CC central vertical collapse vs. repeated flank failure and lateral collapse of mature volcanic edifices., the data discussed in this paper favor the second hypothesis. Clearly several debris-avalanche type events exist in the history of the volcano but most of the deposits are now under the sea. The caldera wall should represent the proximal scarps of the large slides whose intermediate scarps are covered by the more recent Teide-Pico Viejo volcanoes.
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spelling Evolution of the Cañadas edifice and its implications for the origin of the Cañadas Caldera (Tenerife, Canary Islands)Ancochea Soto, EumenioHuertas Coronel, María JoséCantagrel, Jean MarieCoello, JuanFuster Casas, José MaríaArnaud, N.Ibarrola, E.551.21(460.411)Volcanic systemCanary IslandsTenerifeGeochronologyPetrologíaThe volcano-stratigraphic and geochronologic data presented in this work show that the Tenerife central zone has been occupied during the last 3 Ma by shield or central composite volcanoes which reached more than 3000 m in height. The last volcanic system, the presently active Teide-Pico Viejo Complex began to form approximately 150 ka ago. The first Cañadas Edifice CE. volcanic activity took place between about 3.5 Ma and 2.7 Ma. The CE-I is formed mainly by basalts, trachybasalts and trachytes. The remains of this phase outcrop in the Cañadas Wall CW. sectors of La Angostura 3.5–3.0 Ma and 3.0–2.7 Ma., Boca de Tauce 3.0 Ma., and in the bottom of some external radial ravines 3.5 Ma.. The position of its main emission center was located in the central part of the CC. The volcano could have reached 3000 m in height. This edifice underwent a partial destruction by failure and flank collapse, forming debris-avalanches during the 2.6–2.3 Ma period. The debris-avalanche deposits can be seen in the most distal zones in the N flank of the CE-I Tigaiga Breccia.. A new volcanic phase, whose deposits overlie the remains of CE-I and the former debris-avalanche deposits, constituted a new volcanic edifice, the CE-II. The dyke directions analysis and the morphological reconstruction suggest that the CE-II center was situated somewhat westward of the CE-I, reaching some 3200 m in height. The CE-II formations are well exposed on the CW, especially at the El Cedro 2.3–2.00 Ma. sector. They are also frequent in the S flank of the edifice 2.25–1.89 Ma. in Tejina 2.5–1.87 Ma. as well as in the Tigaiga massif to the N 2.23 Ma.. During the last periods of activity of CE-II, important explosive eruptions took place forming ignimbrites, pyroclastic flows, and fall deposits of trachytic composition. Their ages vary between 1.5 and 1.6 Ma Adeje ignimbrites, to the W.. In the CW, the Upper Ucanca phonolitic Unit 1.4 Ma. could be the last main episode of the CE-II. Afterwards, the Can˜adas III phase began. It is well represented in the CW sectors of Tigaiga 1.1 Ma–0.27 Ma., Las Pilas 1.03 Ma–0.78 Ma., Diego Hernández 0.54 Ma–0.17 Ma. and Guajara 1.1 Ma–0.7 Ma.. The materials of this edifice are also found in the SE flank. These materials are trachybasaltic lava-flows and abundant phonolitic lava and pyroclastic flows 0.6 Ma–0.5 Ma. associated with abundant plinian falls. The CE-III was essentially built between 0.9 and 0.2 Ma, a period when the volcanic activity was also intense in the ‘Dorsal Edifice’ situated in the easterly wing of Tenerife. The so called ‘valleys’ of La Orotava and Gu¨imar, transversals to the ridge axis, also formed during this period. In the central part of Tenerife, the CE-III completed its evolution with an explosive deposit resting on the top of the CE, for which ages from 0.173 to 0.13 Ma have been obtained. The CC age must be younger due to the fact that the present caldera scarp cuts these deposits. On the controversial origin of the CC central vertical collapse vs. repeated flank failure and lateral collapse of mature volcanic edifices., the data discussed in this paper favor the second hypothesis. Clearly several debris-avalanche type events exist in the history of the volcano but most of the deposits are now under the sea. The caldera wall should represent the proximal scarps of the large slides whose intermediate scarps are covered by the more recent Teide-Pico Viejo volcanoes.Elsevier Science PublishersUniversidad Complutense de Madrid19991999-02-0119991999-02-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58296reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/582962026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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