THE ROLE OF VOLATILES IN THE GENESIS OF CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN NORTHERN VICTORIA LAND (NVL), ANTARCTICA

• Main Authors: GIACOMONI, Pier Paolo, COLTORTI, Massimo, BONADIMAN, Costanza, Ferlito, Carmelo, Zanetti, Alberto, Ottolini, Luisa
• Other Authors: Giacomoni P.P., Coltorti M., Bonadiman C., Ferlito C., Zanetti A., Ottolini L., Giacomoni, Pier Paolo, Coltorti, Massimo, Bonadiman, Costanza
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Società Geologica Italiana 2016
• Subjects: Mantle; primary magmas; volatiles; C-O-H; melting modeling; melt inclusion; Antarctica; Antarctic; Victoria Land; Handler Ridge; Shield Nunatak; Eldridge Bluff; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2360932

This study offers an innovative view of the petrogenetic processes responsible for the magmas erupted in the Western Antarctic Rift System (WARS) by studying the chemical composition and the volatiles content of basic lavas and olivine-hosted melt inclusions (MI). Lavas come from three localities: S...