Previously undated low-grade metamorphic rocks from the Puerto Cisnes-Queulat area (44°30’ S) contain detrital zircons of mid-Oligocene age (ca. 28 Ma). Their outcrops represent easternmost occurrence late Oligocene to early Miocene marine volcano-sedimentary Traiguén Formation; previous correlation with Paleozoic basement this sector North Patagonian Andes is thus refuted. A similar and proven...

Abstract Recent observations and geophysical studies at the Vredefort impact structure have indicated that melt dikes in central uplift of small depth extents. In this study, we performed magnetic electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys Lesutoskraal granophyre dike (LGD) trenched to confirm its extent. The ERT survey showed outcrops LGD are associated with shallow resistive zones <3 ...

Introduction: Olympus Mons is the largest volcano on Mars, rising over 25 km above the surrounding plains and with a basal diameter greater than 600 km. It is surrounded by a basal escarpment up to 6 km tall. Extending up to 1000 km beyond this scarp are lobes of ridged materials known as the aureole [1, 2]. Superimposed upon the west and northwest aureole deposits at the base of the escarpment...

in order to assess the presence or absence of fluids under peak metamorphic conditions within the inner aureole of the etive igneous complex in west scotland, eight suitable metabasic hornfels samples and one suitable pelitic hornfels were used to calculate water activities using a mineral equilibria. calculated activities for water are lower than unity in the pelitic sample and extremely low i...

the relations of fibrolite-biotite are discussed by presenting data from the ardara aureole, nw ireland. biotite-fibrolite intergrowths are developed in all three aureole zones including: the outer kyanite-bearing andalusite zone, the middle kyanite-free andalusite zone and the inner prismatic sillimanite zone. a strain-assisted mechanism is proposed for the fibrolitisation of biotite in the ar...

In order to assess the presence or absence of fluids under peak metamorphic conditions within the inner aureole of the Etive igneous complex in west Scotland, eight suitable metabasic hornfels samples and one suitable pelitic hornfels were used to calculate water activities using a mineral equilibria. Calculated activities for water are lower than unity in the pelitic sample and extremely low i...