Evaluación de las condiciones de presión y temperatura de cristalización en los enjambres de diques del Edificio Antiguo Inferior de La Gomera: aplicación al estudio del campo de esfuerzos del Edificio
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En el Edificio Antiguo Inferior de La Gomera afloran dos enjambres de
diques máficos con diferentes geometrías: el primero formado por diques
tendidos, y uno posterior de diques verticales radiales. Esto implica un cambio
en el campo de esfuerzos durante el crecimiento del volcán. Para evaluar
la influencia del sistema magmático en este cambio, se han estimado mediante
termobarometría en clinopiroxenos las condiciones de temperatura y
presión de cristalización de los magmas de ambos enjambres. Para ello se ha
realizado el estudio petrográfico de 23 muestras y el análisis químico mineral
en 16. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que todos los diques proceden
de magmas cristalizados a profundidades muy similares, posiblemente en el
Manto superior. Por tanto, el cambio en el campo de esfuerzos del volcán que
reflejan los dos enjambres de diques podría deberse al crecimiento del propio
volcán, descartándose la influencia de una cámara magmática somera
In the Lower Old Edifice of La Gomera two mafic dyke swarms crop out showing different attitudes: the older formed by outward-dipping dykes and the later formed by vertical radial dykes. Therefore, a change in the stress field has occurred during the growth of the volcano. In order to evaluate the influence of the magmatic system in the stress change, we have estimated temperature and pressure of crystallization from both dyke swarms using clinopyroxene thermobarometry. We have performed a petrographic study of 23 samples and mineral chemical analysis of 16 samples. The obtained results show that all dykes come from magmas that have crystallized at similar depths, possibly from the upper mantle.Therefore, the change in the stress field in the volcano evidenced by the two different dyke swarms could be related to the growth of the volcano, neglecting an influence from a shallow magma chamber
In the Lower Old Edifice of La Gomera two mafic dyke swarms crop out showing different attitudes: the older formed by outward-dipping dykes and the later formed by vertical radial dykes. Therefore, a change in the stress field has occurred during the growth of the volcano. In order to evaluate the influence of the magmatic system in the stress change, we have estimated temperature and pressure of crystallization from both dyke swarms using clinopyroxene thermobarometry. We have performed a petrographic study of 23 samples and mineral chemical analysis of 16 samples. The obtained results show that all dykes come from magmas that have crystallized at similar depths, possibly from the upper mantle.Therefore, the change in the stress field in the volcano evidenced by the two different dyke swarms could be related to the growth of the volcano, neglecting an influence from a shallow magma chamber







