Slab-related metasomatism in the Patagonia backarc lithosphere of the Andean subduction: the Cerro de los Chenques case.

• Main Authors: RIVALENTI, Giorgio, MAZZUCCHELLI, Maurizio, ZANETTI A, BERTOTTO G. W, HEMOND C.
• Other Authors: Rivalenti, Giorgio, Zanetti, A, Mazzucchelli, Maurizio, Bertotto, G. W., Hemond, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: backarc mantle lithosphere; subducted slab fluid; Nazca Plate; Patagonia; Antarctic; Kay; Ramos; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11380/466109

abs. 10.1474, 01-1080.Cerro de los Chenques is a monogenic quaternary volcano containing spinel facies mantle xenoliths and occurring just North of the latitude of the triple point between the Nazca, Antarctic and South America plates. It overlies the subducted Nazca Plate and occurs at the margin o...