CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA

Anno accademico
2023/2024 Programmi anni precedenti
Titolo corso in inglese
CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA
Codice insegnamento
R26024 (AF:504870 AR:294938)
Modalità
Online
Crediti formativi universitari
3
Livello laurea
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
Settore scientifico disciplinare
GEO/07
Periodo
Annuale
Anno corso
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.
Programma definitivo.