The tectonic evolution of the Mt Amiata volcano-geothermal area is under discussion. Some authors state that this region,
as well as the hinterland of the Northern Apennines, were affected by compression from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary. In
contrast, most authors believe that extension drove the tectonic evolution of the Northern Apennines from the Early Miocene
to the Quaternary. Field data, seismic analyses and borehole logs have been integrated in order to better define the structural
features of the continental crust in the Mt Amiata geothermal area. In this paper I propose the hypothesis that the structure
of the crust in the Mt Amiata volcano-geothermal area derives from two main geological processes: (1) contractional tectonics
related to the stacking of the Northern Apennines (Cretaceous–Early Miocene), (2) subsequent extensional collapse of the hinterland
of the mountain chain, and related opening of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea (Early Miocene–Quaternary). Compressional and extensional
structures characterise the Mt Amiata region, although extensional structures dominate its geological framework. In particular
the extension produced: (a) Middle-Late Miocene boudinage of the previously stacked tectonic units; (b) Pliocene–Quaternary
normal faulting which favoured the emplacement of a magmatic body in the middle-upper crust; and (c) the eruption of the Mt
Amiata volcano, which gave rise to an acid and intermediate volcanic complex (0.3–0.19 Ma). The extension produced the space
necessary to accommodate the Middle-Late Miocene marine and continental sediments. Pliocene and Quaternary normal and transtensional
faults dissected the previous structures and influenced the Early Middle Pliocene marine sedimentation within the structural
depressions neighbouring the Mt Amiata volcano. The magmatic body was emplaced at depth (about 6–7 km) during the Pliocene
extension, and produced the eruption of the Mt Amiata volcano during the Late Pleistocene. This gave rise to local uplift,
presently reaching about 3,000 m, as well as a negative Bouguer anomaly (−16 mgal), both centred on the Mt Amiata area. The
crustal dome shows a good correspondence with the convex shape of the regional seismic marker known as the K-horizon, which
corresponds to the 450°C isotherm, and the areas with greatest heat flow. This is probably a consequence of the above-cited
magmatic body presently in the process of solidification. A Late Pleistocene eruption occurred along a crustal fissure striking
N50° (Mt Amiata Fault), which crosscuts the crustal dome. Hydrothermal circulation, proven by the occurrence of thermal springs
and gas vents (mainly CO2 and H2S), mainly occurs along the Mt Amiata Fault both in the northeastern ans southwestern sides of the volcano. 相似文献
The anorthite content of plagioclase grains (XAn) in 12 rocks from the layered series of the Skaergaard intrusion has been studied by electron microprobe (typically ∼30 core
and ∼70 rim analyses per thin section). Mean core compositions vary continuously from An66 at the base of the layered series (LZa) to An32–30 at the top. On the other hand, crystal rims are of approximately constant composition (An50 ± 1) from the LZa to the lower Middle Zone (MZ). Above the MZ, core and rim compositions generally overlap. Profiles across individual
plagioclase grains from the lower zone show that most crystals have an external zone buffered at XAn ∼50 ± 1. The simplest explanation for these features is that during postcumulus crystallization in the lower zone, interstitial
liquids passed through a density maximum. This interpretation is consistent with proposed liquid lines of descent that predict
silica enrichment of the liquid associated with the appearance of cumulus magnetite. 相似文献