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Petrology of Matthew and Hunter volcanoes, South New Hebrides island arc (Southwest Pacific)

Maillet Patrick, Monzier Michel, Lefèvre C.. 1986. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
Petrology of Matthew and Hunter volcanoes, South New Hebrides island arc (Southwest Pacific)
ARTICLE, (1986 ) - PUBLISHEDVERSION - English (en-GB)
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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Audience : RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS
ORSTOM, Elsevier
Subject
MAGMATISME CALCOALCALIN ; ROCHE VOLCANIQUE ; PETROGRAPHIE ; ANALYSE CHIMIQUE ; ELEMENT EN TRACE ; GEOCHIMIE ; MODELISATION ; INCLUSION
Domains
Géologie, Volcanologie
Description

Matthew and Hunter, the two southernmost active volcanoes of the New Hebrides island arc (southwest Pacific) differ markedly from the other (mainly tholeitic) Quaternary volcanoes of this arc. Geodynamically related to the New Hebrides subduction zone, they also lie close to the southern limb of the active expanding ridge of the North Fiji Basin. Both volcanoes are made up of acid, medium-K, calcalkaline orogenic andesites, containing a variety of inclusions (pyroxene- and gabbroic cumulates, as well as doleritic cognate inclusions). This paper presents the first systematic petrographic and chemical study of these volcanics and their inclusions. Trace-element geochemistry and rare-earth element modelling suggest that the two volcanoes developed from successive batches of similar parental magmas, originating from limited partial fusion of garnet peridotite in the mantle wedge. Various degrees of fractional crystallization ot these batches led to the formation of three volcanic suites: Hunter (little fractionated), West-Matthew (moderately fractionated) and East-Matthew (highly fractionated). Moreover, on Matthew island, no correlation exists between the degree of fractionation and the eruptive chronology, the youngest edifice (West-Matthew) being less evolved than the older on (East-Matthew). (Résumé d'auteur)

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Language
English (en-GB)
Creators
Maillet Patrick, Monzier Michel, Lefèvre C.
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Sources
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 1986, 30, p. 1-27 ISSN 0377-0273
Coverage
PACIFIQUE TROPICAL SUD OUEST ; NOUVELLE CALEDONIE REGION
Name of newspaper
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research