Alkalibasalts from the Tyrrhenian sea Basin: Magmatic and geodynamic significance |
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Authors: | J Keller |
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Institution: | 1. Mineralogisches Institut, University of Freiburg, W-Germany
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Abstract: | Petrological characteristics of basaltic rocks from the Tyrrhenian deep-sea are discussed and related to the geotectonic situation. For the first time, distinctly alkaline basalts (hawaiites) have been found in the Tyrrhenian deep-sea. These are typical within-plate basalts related to the tensional fracturing of the Tyrrhenian area. A suggested age of 100,000 years is among the youngest indications for the Tyrrhenian Sea volcanism. Since the Miocene, magmatic activity in the inner Tyrrhenian sea basin evolved from ocean-floor basalts to ocean island tholeiites and transitional basalts, with alkaline basalts as the most recent products. Seamounts in the southern part of the Tyrrhenian deep-sea (Palinuro, Marsili) add shoshonitic and calcalkaline lavas (some with high Mgvalue) to the complexity of the Tyrrhenian magmatic evolution. |
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