CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA

Anno accademico
2024/2025 Programmi anni precedenti
Titolo corso in inglese
CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN ANTARCTICA
Codice insegnamento
R26024 (AF:553365 AR:315339)
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
Geodynamic evolution of Antarctica, Jurassic to present. Gondwana break-up magmatism.
Mesozoic-Cenozoic subduction magmatism. Post-subduction, slab-window magmatism. The West Antarctic Rift System. Cenozoic rift magmatism.
Plutonic volcanic activities - Marie Byrd Land. Volcanic activities - southern Victoria Land. Plutonic, subvolcanic and volcanic activities - northern Victoria Land plutons.
Plutonic, subvolcanic and volcanic activities - northern Victoria Land dykes and lavas- petrogenesis. Magma evolution and volcano location.
Origin of magmas. The mantle plume issue.
Active volcanoes and tephra record. Magma plumbing systems in relation to ice load.
Paleoenvironmental clues from glacial volcanology studies.
Summary and conclusion
Programma definitivo.