Quaternary volcanism in Deception Island (Antarctica): South Shetland Trench subduction-related signature in the Bransfield Basin backarc domain

• Main Authors: Gale, C., Ubide, T., Lago, M., Gil-Imaz, A., Gil-Pena, I., Galindo-Zaldivar, J., Rey, J., Maestro, A., Lopez-Martinez, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana 2014
• Subjects: Bransfield strait; Cenozoic; Magmatism; South Shetland Islands; Volcanism; 1906 Geochemistry and Petrology; 1907 Geology; Bransfield Strait; Deception Island; South Shetland Trench; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:411147

Deception Island shows a volcanism related to the Phoenix Plate subduction and roll-back under South Shetland Block in the present times. The development of the island is related to the evolution and collapse of a volcanic caldera, and this study is focused on the petrology, mineralogy and geochemis...