CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA

Academic year
2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA
Course code
R26024 (AF:504870 AR:294938)
Modality
Online
ECTS credits
3
Degree level
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
Educational sector code
GEO/07
Period
Annual
Course year
1
Introduction - Rift magmatism. Glacial volcanology.
Geological setting - Mesozoic Large Igneous Province, Mesozoic-Cenozoic subduction magmatism, Cenozoic rift magmatism. The West Antarctic Rift System.
Igneous activity - Plutonic, subvolcanic and volcanic activities in Marie Byrd Land and Victoria Land. Origin of magmas. The mantle plume issue. Magma evolution.
Implications - Magma plumbing systems in relation to ice load. Paleoenvironmental clues from glacial volcanology studies.
Definitive programme.