Preliminary apatite-fission track geochronology of the Montaña Blanca-Milocho, alkaline pluton, (NW Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain)
The mafic-ultramafic, alkaline Montana Blanca-Milocho pluton, which is part o f the northernmost outcrop of the Basal Complex of the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, is spatially associated to the Jablitos alkaline-carbonatitic complex. Alkaline clinopyroxenites occurring in the periphery o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2002 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57936 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57936 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 552 Alkaline clinopyroxenites Basal complex Fuerteventura Petrología |
| Sumario: | The mafic-ultramafic, alkaline Montana Blanca-Milocho pluton, which is part o f the northernmost outcrop of the Basal Complex of the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, is spatially associated to the Jablitos alkaline-carbonatitic complex. Alkaline clinopyroxenites occurring in the periphery o f both intrusive bodies bear strong petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical similarities. However, the study o f a possible genetic relationship between them was so far hindered by the complete absence of geoclironological data. High apatite abundances in these rocks has allowed the application o f the fission track techniques as a geoclironological tool. Nevertheless, in samples were perovskite occurs the lack o f U in apatite, the K-Ar method had to be used. The 25 and 29 Ma fission tracks central ages obtained are well in agreement with theexpected emplacement age o f these shallow intrusive rocks, and also with published and new K-Ar ages. Thus, a genetic relationship between these ultramafic alkaline clinopyroxenites is here proposed. |
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