Petrogenesis of Late Cenozoic alkalic basalt near the eastern boundary of the Basin-and-Range: Upper Grand Wash Trough, Arizona and Gold Butte, Nevada

Geochemical, isotopic, paleomagnetic, and geochronological studies of Late Miocene to Pliocene alkalic basalt in the upper Grand Wash Trough, Arizona and at Gold Butte, Nevada may place constraints on the petrogenetic history of the basalt and on the geometry of the crustal structures that may have served as conduits; Geochemical modelling suggests that type B basalt can be derived from independent batch melts of spinel peridotite with limited fractionation (5 to 9% olivine plus Fe-Ti oxide); The Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic data confirm the geochemical models and indicate that all three magma types are mantle derived; The restricted range in geochemical diversity, the lack of extensive fractionation suggested by geochemical modelling, combined with a similarity of paleomagnetic poles and a lack of paleosols or uncomformities in the flow stacks of type B basalt flows, suggests that the eruptive episode for type B lavas was short lived. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geoscience

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1989

Author dc:creator

• Cole, Erin D

Contributors dc:contributor

• E. I. Smith

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• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

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https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/45

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oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1044