TheOrdovician volcanic and intrusive rocks of the Cadia–Neville region, in the southern Molong Volcanic Belt section of the Macquarie Arc in central-western New South Wales, display a temporal progression from shoshonitic basaltic volcanism (e.g. Mt Pleasant Basalt Member) in the late Darriwilian to Gisbornian (ca 460–453 Ma) to small-volume dacitic medium-K calc-alkaline magmatism (e.g. Copper...

the aligoodarz granitoid occurs in sanandaj-sirjan zone (ssz), western iran. tonalite, granodiorite and granite are the main rock types cropping out in the area. comparison of aligoodarz granitoid with dehno and boroujerd granitoids reveals several similarities in their chemical characteristics. thus, the above mentioned granitoids can be assigned as a co-genetic magmatic suite, in which pluton...

Tectonic collision between South America and Panama began at 23–25 Ma. The collision is signifi cant because it ultimately led to development of the Panamanian Isthmus, which in turn had wide-ranging oceanic, climatic, biologic, and tectonic implications. Within the Panama Canal Zone, volcanic activity transitioned from hydrous mantle-wedge−derived arc magmatism to localized extensional arc mag...

One of the characteristic features of Ordovician tectonism in the east Lachlan Fold Belt is the occurrence of calcalkaline to shoshonitic basalts, which have been recognised as part of an intraoceanic arc environment (Glen et al. 1998), consistent with early tectonic interpretations (Oversby 1971; Scheibner 1973). Aside from typical traceelement abundances of intraoceanic arcs, critical evidenc...

Volcanic rocks along the Panama Canal present a world-class opportunity to examine the relationship between arc magmatism, tectonic forcing, wet and dry magmas, and volcanic structures. Major and trace element geochemistry of Canal volcanic rocks indicate a significant petrologic transition at 21-25 Ma. Oligocene Bas Obispo Fm. rocks have large negative Nb-Ta anomalies, low HREE, fluid mobile e...

The remnant rear-arc segment of the early Izu-Bonin arc, known as Kyushu-Palau Ridge (KPR), is a key location where magmatic outputs can be constrained during lifetime an island arc. We present new geochemical data for coarse-grained basaltic to andesitic volcaniclastic sandstones derived from KPR and deposited in Amami Sankaku Basin (IODP Site U1438, Unit III rocks) time period 40–30 Ma. Bulk ...