The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile

dc.contributor.advisorLe Roux, Petrus
dc.contributor.advisorGonzález-Maurel, Osvaldo
dc.contributor.authorMashego, Ramolokwane
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T10:11:29Z
dc.date.available2025-09-08T10:11:29Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-09-08T10:08:43Z
dc.description.abstractThe Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex (APVC) is a silicic volcanic complex in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (CVZ). The APVC is underlain by the thickest known crust in a continental arc setting and the largest known magma body – the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body (APMB). Lavas of the APVC and CVZ are compositionally heterogeneous with elevated Sr isotope ratios relative to mantle-derived lavas and the rest of the Andean Volcanic Arc. The lavas are produced by subduction-induced magmatism and magma differentiation processes, such as crustal assimilation as the magma ascends through the thick crust. The APMB is a large regional melt anomaly proposed to be the source of APVC ignimbrites and the lavas of the APVC have a decreased degree of interaction with the APMB towards its margins. Mafic volcanism in the APVC is rare and is concentrated along the western margin of the APMB. These mafic lavas are predominantly Quaternary in age with some Pliocene lavas. Mafic volcanism in the APVC, and more specifically mafic volcanism during the Pliocene, is understudied.
dc.identifier.apacitationMashego, R. (2025). <i>The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile</i>. (). Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMashego, Ramolokwane. <i>"The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile."</i> ., Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMashego, R. 2025. The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile. . Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mashego, Ramolokwane AB - The Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex (APVC) is a silicic volcanic complex in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (CVZ). The APVC is underlain by the thickest known crust in a continental arc setting and the largest known magma body – the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body (APMB). Lavas of the APVC and CVZ are compositionally heterogeneous with elevated Sr isotope ratios relative to mantle-derived lavas and the rest of the Andean Volcanic Arc. The lavas are produced by subduction-induced magmatism and magma differentiation processes, such as crustal assimilation as the magma ascends through the thick crust. The APMB is a large regional melt anomaly proposed to be the source of APVC ignimbrites and the lavas of the APVC have a decreased degree of interaction with the APMB towards its margins. Mafic volcanism in the APVC is rare and is concentrated along the western margin of the APMB. These mafic lavas are predominantly Quaternary in age with some Pliocene lavas. Mafic volcanism in the APVC, and more specifically mafic volcanism during the Pliocene, is understudied. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Pliocene Araral stratovolcano KW - Andean Central Volcanic Zone KW - northern Chile LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - Universiy of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile TI - The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMashego R. The petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile. []. Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41715en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geological Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversiy of Cape Town
dc.subjectPliocene Araral stratovolcano
dc.subjectAndean Central Volcanic Zone
dc.subjectnorthern Chile
dc.titleThe petrogenesis of the Pliocene Araral stratovolcano in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, Northern Chile
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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