Ophiolites of Iran: Keys to understanding the tectonic evolution of SW Asia:(II) Mesozoic ophiolites

HS Moghadam, RJ Stern - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Iran is a mosaic of continental terranes of Cadomian (520–600 Ma) age, stitched together
along sutures decorated by Paleozoic and Mesozoic ophiolites. Here we present the current …

Geochemical characterization and petrogenesis of intermediate to silicic rocks in ophiolites: A global synthesis

H Furnes, Y Dilek - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a global synthesis of the geochemistry of intermediate to silicic intrusive and
volcanic rocks from 149 Phanerozoic to Archean ophiolites, and evaluate models for their …

[HTML][HTML] Four billion years of ophiolites reveal secular trends in oceanic crust formation

H Furnes, M De Wit, Y Dilek - Geoscience Frontiers, 2014 - Elsevier
We combine a geological, geochemical and tectonic dataset from 118 ophiolite complexes
of the major global Phanerozoic orogenic belts with similar datasets of ophiolites from 111 …

A review of the geodynamic constraints on the development and evolution of geothermal systems in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (18–28 Lat. S)

EE Veloso, D Tardani, D Elizalde… - International Geology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Geothermal exploration in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (CAVZ) focuses on heat
capacities of known geothermal systems, yet the role of faults, veins, fractures and folds on …

Ridge subduction: Unraveling the consequences linked to a slab window development beneath South America at the Chile Triple Junction

J Sanhueza, G Yáñez, WR Buck… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The subduction of an active spreading center generates a clear signature in the temporal
evolution of subduction zones. It disrupts the typical arc‐type magmatism and intraplate …

Are the Taitao granites formed due to subduction of the Chile ridge?

R Anma, R Armstrong, Y Orihashi, S Ike, KC Shin… - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
The Taitao granites are distributed around the Late Miocene Taitao ophiolite (5.66±0.33 Ma
to 5.19±0.15 Ma) exposed at the western tip of the Taitao peninsula, southern Chile,~ 50 km …

Chemical and chronologic complexity in the convecting upper mantle: Evidence from the Taitao ophiolite, southern Chile

RF Schulte, M Schilling, R Anma, J Farquhar… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Exposure of the ca. 6Ma Taitao ophiolite, Chile, located∼ 50km south of the Chile Triple
Junction, allows detailed chemical and isotopic study of rocks that were recently extracted …

A morphotectonic analysis of central Patagonian Cordillera: Negative inversion of the Andean belt over a buried spreading center?

B Scalabrino, Y Lagabrielle, J Malavieille… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We use digital elevation models and satellite imagery data completed with field observations
to develop an integrated morphotectonic analysis of the anomalous topography of the …

Re–Os isotope constraints on subcontinental lithospheric mantle evolution of southern South America

ME Schilling, RW Carlson, RV Conceição… - Earth and Planetary …, 2008 - Elsevier
We present Re–Os isotopic data for widely dispersed mantle xenoliths carried to the surface
of southern South America (36°–52° S) by Eocene to recent alkaline magmatism. Our …

Paleocurrent patterns of the sedimentary sequence of the Taitao ophiolite constrained by anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and paleomagnetic analyses

EE Veloso, R Anma, T Ota, T Komiya, S Kagashima… - Sedimentary …, 2007 - Elsevier
Determination of paleocurrent directions is a robust approach to establish the mechanism of
sediment transport and of deposition. However, in tectonically controlled (or affected) basins …