Volcanic rocks of methana,South Aegean arc,Greece |
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| Authors: | G G Pe |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Cambridge University, USA
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| Abstract: | Cale-alkalic lavas and associated intrusives and cognate xenoliths, from the peninsula of Methana, are comparable geochemically with similar lavas from elsewhere in the South Aegean arc. At least four differentiation series have been recognized, largely of basaltic andesite to rhyodacite type, in which hydrous and dry conditions alternated. The compositional range of minerals other than plagioclase is limited. The chemical mineralogy of olivines and pyroxenes has been studied in detail. An aluminous bronzite that is found, contrary to previous interpretations, does not appear to be a high pressure phase. The chemical composition of the basic rocks and basic xenoliths suggests that the parent material of these lavas was of high alumina basalt composition. The abundance of accumulative xenoliths and the change of the mafic minerals to more iron-rich compositions towards the more acid end of each series, suggest that phenocryst fractionation has been the major process for the later stages of the evolution of all these rocks. |
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