Magma mixing in the 1100 AD Montaña Reventada composite lava flow, Tenerife, Canary Islands: Interaction between rift zone and central volcano plumbing systemsShow others and affiliations
2011 (English)In: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, ISSN 0010-7999, E-ISSN 1432-0967, Vol. 162, no 3, p. 651-669Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Zoned eruption deposits commonly show a lower felsic and an upper mafic member, thought to reflect eruption from large, stratified magma chambers. In contrast, the Montaña Reventada composite flow (Tenerife) consists of a lower basanite and a much thicker upper phonolite. A sharp interface separates basanite and phonolite, and chilled margins at this contact indicate the basanite was still hot upon emplacement of the phonolite, i.e. the two magmas erupted in quick succession. Four types of mafic to intermediate inclusions are found in the phonolite. Inclusion textures comprise foamy quenched ones, others with chilled margins and yet others that are physically mingled, reflecting progressive mixing with a decreasing temperature contrast between the end-members. Analysis of basanite, phonolite and inclusions for majors, traces and Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes show the inclusions to be derived from binary mixing of basanite and phonolite end-members in ratios of 2:1 to 4:1. Although, basanite and phonolite magmas were in direct contact, contrasting 206Pb/204Pb ratios show that they are genetically distinct (19.7193(21)–19.7418(31) vs. 19.7671(18)–19.7807(23), respectively). We argue that the Montaña Reventada basanite and phonolite first met just prior to eruption and had limited interaction time only. Montaña Reventada erupted from the transition zone between two plumbing systems, the phonolitic Teide-Pico Viejo complex and the basanitic Northwest rift zone. A rift zone basanite dyke most likely intersected the previously emplaced phonolite magma chamber. This led to eruption of geochemically and texturally unaffected basanite, with the inclusion-rich phonolite subsequently following into the established conduit.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2011. Vol. 162, no 3, p. 651-669
Keywords [en]
Magma mixing, basanite, phonolite, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Reventada
National Category
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Earth Science with specialization in Mineral Chemistry, Petrology and Tectonics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-132696DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0596-xISI: 000294216500013OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-132696DiVA, id: diva2:358878
Note
Erratum in: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2011, vol. 162, pp 671-673, doi: 10.1007/s00410-011-0668-6
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