Mineralized and unmineralized calderas in Spain; Part I, evolution of the Los Frailes Caldera
Mineralium Deposita
By: C. G. Cunningham, A. Arribas Jr., J. J. Rytuba, and A. Arribas
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Abstract
The Cabo de Gata volcanic field of southeastern Spain contains several recently-recognized calderas. Some of the calderas are mineralized with epithermal gold, alunite, and base metal deposits, and others are barren, and yet they formed under generally similar conditions. Comparison of the magmatic, geochemical, and physical evolution of the Los Frailes, Rodalquilar, and Lomilla calderas provides insight into the processes of caldera evolution that led to precious-metal mineralization. The Los Frailes caldera formed at 14.4 Ma and is the oldest caldera. It formed in response to multiple eruptions of hornblende dacite magma. Following each eruption, the area collapsed and the caldera was invaded by the sea. Dacite domes fill the lower part of the caldera. Pyroxene andesites were erupted through the solidified core of the caldera and were probably initially responsible for magma generation. The Los Frailes caldera did not evolve to rhyolites nor was it subjected to the amount of structural development that the younger, mineralized Rodalquilar and Lomilla calderas were. ?? 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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Cunningham, C.G., Arribas, A., Rytuba, J.J., and Arribas, A., 1990, Mineralized and unmineralized calderas in Spain; Part I, evolution of the Los Frailes Caldera: Mineralium Deposita, v. 25, no. 1, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205246.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mineralized and unmineralized calderas in Spain; Part I, evolution of the Los Frailes Caldera |
| Series title | Mineralium Deposita |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00205246 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher location | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Mineralium Deposita |