Abstract
This is the first time that an integrated geological approach of the volcanic complex outcroping at Cordón del Burrero and surrounding areas, in Cordillera Principal of Mendoza province (35° S), is carried out. It constitutes a complex volcanic unit, encompassing lavas, dykes and subvolcanic intrusive bodies of basaltic, andesitic and rhyolitic composition. These rocks belong to high-K calc-alkaline series, showing high Ba, Sr, Rb and Cs contents, Nb, Ta and Hf depletion and moderate La/ Yb ratios. The volcanics experienced regional burial and related very low grade metamorphism under zeolite and prehnite-pumpellyite facies conditions. In addition, another yuxtaposed thermal event was locally identified. The volcanic event took place during Middle Miocene times (∼ 18 a 14 Ma) and represents the initial stage of the neogene volcanic arc in Argentina and it may be correlated to the lowest part of Farellones Formation, widespread in Chile at these latitudes.
| Translated title of the contribution | Initial stage of the Neogene volcanic arc in the Cordillera Principal of Mendoza (35°S) |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 454-469 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Cordillera Principal
- Mendoza
- Miocene
- Volcanism