Voluminous Paleogene volcanism in the southern Mesa Central, Mexico: Unravelling the fissure-fed origin of rhyolitic ignimbrites of the Villa Garcia-Loreto Volcanic Complex

Sieck, Pascal; Dávila-Harris, Pablo; López-Doncel, Rubén; Almaguer, Joselin; Aguillón‐Robles, Alfredo; Wemmer, Klaus; Guevara, Randall

doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107252

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“…Katskov (1981) and Kackov (1987) suggests that the ignimbrites derived from wide 120 and 160-180° open fractures (faults) and single volcanic centers located on them, which is supported by numerous ignimbrite-like dykes in the Perelik and Bratsigovo-Dospat ignimbrites. Such fed-fractured ignimbrites have also been described by Aguirre-Díaz and Labarthe-Hernández (2003) and Sieck et al (2021) in Sierra Madre, Mexico. Future studies on the ignimbrite are necessary to clarify the unresolved question of their origin.…”

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Petrology of the 31.6 Ma Central Rhodope Perelik monotonous intermediate ignimbrite eruption

Marchev,

Raicheva,

Filipov

et al. 2023

Rev. Bulg. Geol. Soc.

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Volcanism during the Priabonian–Oligocene times (35–27 Ma) in the Rhodope Massif produced large volume of shoshonitic and calcalkaline lavas and three large volume silicic ignimbrites and fallout deposits. The youngest of these ignimbrites, named here as Perelik ignimbrite (PI), consists of three areas, previously described as three separate ignimbrite units, namely Bratsigovo-Dospat, Perelik and Kotili-Vitina. The ~300 m thick ignimbrites cover an area of 700 km2, 220 km2 and 350 km2, respectively. Our study demonstrates that these ignimbrites have identical ages of ~31.6 Ma and mineral and chemical compositions and are parts of a single large eruption. Based on these data, we suggest that the original areal coverage was much larger, possibly 3000 km2, with magma volume of ~1000 km3. These results classify the Perelik eruption as one of the largest European Oligocene supereruptions These ignimbrites have notably high phenocrystal content (40–50%) and are a relatively homogeneous chemical composition, which are characteristics features of the ‘monotonous intermediate’ ignimbrites. Here, we provide petrographic observations, and chemical and isotopic (Sr, Nd) analyses to explain the P-T conditions of crystallization of these ignimbrites.

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Section: Conclusion and Questionsmentioning

confidence: 65%

Petrology of the 31.6 Ma Central Rhodope Perelik monotonous intermediate ignimbrite eruption

Marchev,

Raicheva,

Filipov

et al. 2023

Rev. Bulg. Geol. Soc.

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“…The compilation included geological data from Labarthe-Hernández et al (1982), Loza-Aguirre et al (2008), Tristán-González et al (2015, González-Cervantes et al (2019), Del Pilar-Martínez et al (2020b), and Sieck et al (2021 (Figure 1), and the unpublished theses of Ruiz-González (2015), Olmos-Moya (2016), Angeles-Moreno (2018), Suárez-Arias (2019), and Del Pilar-Martínez (2021). In the areas not covered by these works, we used the geological maps at 1:50 000 scale (Table 1) published by Servicio Geológico Mexicano (SGM) available at https://www.gob.mx/sgm.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In S. L. P., they include the 28 Ma Panalillo Ignimbrite (Labarthe-Hernández et al, 1982;Tristán-González et al, 2009a) and the 27 Ma El Zapote Rhyolite (Nieto-Samaniego et al, 1996). In the Sierra de Guanajuato and Sierra de Codornices, the 28 Ma Cuatralba and El Salto ignimbrites belong to this unit (Nieto-Samaniego et al, 2007;Angeles-Moreno, 2018) as well as the 28 Ma Loreto Ignimbrite in the Villa García-Loreto region (Sieck et al, 2021). In the western border of the MC are the 28 Ma Garabato ignimbrite and the 27 Ma Sierra Fría rhyolite (Loza-Aguirre et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In S. L. P., the 31 Ma Santa María Ignimbrite belongs to this unit (Tristán-González et al, 2009a). In the Villa García-Loreto region this volcanism is represented by the 31 Ma Villa García Ignimbrite (Sieck et al, 2021). On the other hand, the intrusive rocks have ages of 31-30 Ma with the composition varying from gabbro, quartz monzodiorite, and granite (Labarthe-Hernández et al, 1982;Martínez-Reyes, 1992;Del Pilar-Martí nez et al, 2020b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The volcanic rocks consist of lavas and ignimbrites with the composition varying from andesite to rhyolite, which represent the onset of volcanism after the end of the Laramide orogeny (Cuéllar-Cárdenas et al, 2012;Angeles-Moreno et al, 2017). Sieck et al (2021) reported a small outcrop in the Villa García-Loreto region (Zacatecas state) with the oldest (60.4 Ma) volcanic rocks with a subduction signature in the MC, which they named La Milpa Andesite. In the Sierra de Guanajuato (SG), the Ypresian volcanic rocks, including the Laborcita rhyolite, Duarte dike-strata, and Palo Blanco ignimbrite, were mapped by Angeles-Moreno (2018) and Ruiz-González (2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Digital geological map and geochronological database of the Cenozoic cover of the southern Mesa Central province, Mexico

Pilar-Martínez

Samaniego²,

Moreno³

et al. 2021

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The digital geological map of the southern sector of the Mesa Central province is presented, covering an area of ~41 000 km2 in central Mexico. This first interactive map is a compilation of the geological maps available in the literature and the unpublished maps done by our work team. The map focuses on the Cenozoic stratigraphy, supported by a geochronological database of 261 isotopic ages derived from K-Ar, U-Pb, Ar-Ar, and fission tracks methods. The interactive map displays the lithostratigraphic and chronostratigraphic units and the major and second-order Cenozoic faults. Map construction considered lithostratigraphy and geochronological correlation criteria and the main unconformities. Integrating these data in a single digital map allows a regional vision of the southern Mesa Central, making the map a valuable work tool to better understand the Cenozoic geologic evolution of central Mexico.

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Origin and evolution of the Oligocene rhyolitic magmas in the Mesa Central of Mexico: geochemical, petrological and geochronological evidence from the Guanamé Ignimbrite

Sieck

López-Doncel

Aguillón‐Robles

et al. 2021

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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Voluminous Paleogene volcanism in the southern Mesa Central, Mexico: Unravelling the fissure-fed origin of rhyolitic ignimbrites of the Villa Garcia-Loreto Volcanic Complex

Cited by 7 publications

References 63 publications

Petrology of the 31.6 Ma Central Rhodope Perelik monotonous intermediate ignimbrite eruption

Petrology of the 31.6 Ma Central Rhodope Perelik monotonous intermediate ignimbrite eruption

Digital geological map and geochronological database of the Cenozoic cover of the southern Mesa Central province, Mexico

Origin and evolution of the Oligocene rhyolitic magmas in the Mesa Central of Mexico: geochemical, petrological and geochronological evidence from the Guanamé Ignimbrite

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