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Basalt from
Curaçao, Netherlands


Locality type:Constituent Country
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Curaçao, Netherlands
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1287591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1287591:1
GUID (UUID V4):ba095f81-3070-4de3-88ec-1a31188e97c4
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several compositions for the depleted mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) source reservoir in the upper mantle that...lavas from the island of Curaçao, Dutch Antilles, southern Caribbean. The new Curaçao data will be compared...geology and sample collection Curaçao is an island in the Netherlands Antilles and is located in the...widespread late Cretaceous volcanic unit (the Curaçao Lava Formation: CLF), which is overlain by sedimentary...early Palaeogene (Danian) Knip Group and Middle Curaçao Formation respectively (Beets, 1972, 1977; Klaver
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from Ecuador to the Leeward Antilles (Aruba and Curaçao). This first documented example of PISI may be relevant.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2. Compilations of basalt geochemistry from other relevant tectonic environments...ruptures the lithosphere and erupts voluminous basalt. These outpourings are often referred to as Large...American Volcanic Arc basalt Central Cordillera (of western Colombia) Curaçao Diorites Cabo de la Vela...Colombia) Caribbean Large Igneous Province (an OP) Curaçao Lava Formation Deep Sea Drilling Project Golfito
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Igneous Province (CLIP), a Cretaceous oceanic flood basalt CE province, presumably formed at the initiation...plume. Many LIPs, especially continental flood basalt 2 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT provinces, are emplaced...Kerr and Mahoney, 2007). However, oceanic flood basalt provinces are less accessible than their continental...well as accreted and tectonically uplifted flood basalt sequences subaerially exposed around the margins...Colombia, Ecuador and on the islands of Gorgona, Curaçao, Aruba, Hispaniola and Jamaica (e.g., Hastie et
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form an oceanic plateau or a continental flood basalt (e.g. Campbell and Griffiths, 1990; Campbell, 2007)...than the plateau lavas and have a mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) type chemistry (Sinton et al., 1998). Therefore...= 0.8–1.44, whereas ∼ 90% of continental flood basalt lavas have (La/Nb)pmn N2 (Kerr et al., 2000). Thus...hydrofluoric acid-leached oceanic plateau basalts from Curaçao and suggested that these elevated 87 Sr/86Sr ratios...increase the CaO content of the magmas. Unlike the Curaçao samples, the CaO concentrations in the Bath–Dunrobin
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not provided. Sample GOR 15 comes from an olivine basalt flow in the northeastern part of the island. The...sampled a microgabbro that intruded below the GOR 15 basalt (Fig. A1a). The rock has an equigranular texture...CORW 10 CORW 9 Gabbro Basalt Olivine basalt Micro gabbro Basalt Komatiitic basalt Gabbro Gabbro plg wr...(76.5% of 39Ar; MSWD = 0.9). Sample GOR 8 is a basalt sampled at the northern tip of the island. It is...2), which we consider our best estimate for this basalt. Finally, we dated a sample from a basaltic komatiite
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compositions of picrites from the Emeishan flood basalt province, China Zhaochong Zhang a,⁎, Xiachen Zhi...Keywords: Re–Os isotope picrite plume Emeishan flood basalt province upper–lower mantle boundary a b s t r...area, in the western part of the Emeishan flood basalt province, are considered to be one of the most...concentrations (b 0.07 ppb) than those from many other flood basalt provinces (FBPs) and ocean island picrites. The...plume-related picrites (from ocean islands or flood basalt provinces) indicate that there was no clear Os
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increasingly show that the inventory of this oceanic flood basalt province does not display such uniform geochemical...the Caribbean Islands of Hispaniola, Jamaica, Curaçao NU and Aruba. Fragments of uplifted CLIP basement...divided into an inner OIC having an oceanic flood basalt origin ED and an outer OIC comprising several...diagrams. All analyzed samples fall within the basalt field on the Nb/Y versus Zr/Ti diagram, although...of 0.26-0.51 and is shifted towards the alkali basalt field. Samples belonging to the latter group were
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e s o u t h e r n C a r i b b e a n , t h e Netherlands Leeward Islands, and the C a r i b b e a n M...e t h a t represents m e t a m o r p h o s e d basalt, dolerite, or g a b b r o , w i t h a low p o t...ultramafic zoned complex and a stratified tholeiitic basalt c o m p l e x are exposed in the south-central...characteristics relating these rocks t o t h e ocean-floor basalt suite (Donnelly a n d others, 1971). T h e Sr cont...k s f r o m t h e P a r a g u a n a Peninsula, Curaçao, and Gran Roque (Table 3) s h o w a close relation
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the submarine Aves Ridge and the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire) (Fig. 1a–d) (Escuder...began with the Arthurs Seat Formation consisting of basalt flows and volcaniclastic conglomerates, both of...box heights are 1σ. On normal mid-ocean ridge basalt (N-MORB) normalised multielement diagrams all the...IAT, island arc tholeiite; CA, calc-alkaline; B, basalt; BA/A, basaltic-andesite and andesite; D/R*, dacite...a Turonian–Santonian/Campanian unconformity on Curaçao between the oceanic plateau lavas and unconformably
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from Large Igneous Province (LIP) to ocean island basalt (OIB) forming stages. The new ages indicate that...2001) with compositions similar mid ocean ridge basalt (MORB). Lavas from Floreana define the most isotopically...OIB terranes, which re- Picrite, diabase, and basalt samples were collected in the Quepos terrane, from...2A). Quepos picrites fall within the picro-basalt/basalt compositional fields (Fig. 2A) but textural and...Source projected Pb and Nd isotopes of picrite and basalt samples from the CLIP and Quepos terrane. Most
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Ridge include gabbro, dolerite and rare pillow basalt (Révillon et al., 2000), which have a trace elements...Ar-39Ar ages for the Dumisseau Fm in Haiti and the Curaçao Lava Fm, which appears to show that CLIP volcanism...Siete Cabezas Fm consists of massive and pillowed basalt, subordinate pyroclastic breccias, vitric tuffs...angular to sub-rounded lithic clasts of similar basalt (<15 cm), cemented by quartz and calcite. The polygenetic...fine-to-coarse-grained, angular to sub-angular fragments of basalt. Under the microscope, the fragments are of glassy
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Because spinel is commonly a liquidus phase during basalt crystallization, some fractionation of Os from...estimate of Os partitioning between olivine and basalt melt to be 20 ± 5. On the other hand, Walker et...fractions of such alloys (below 2 mm3 per 1 m3 of basalt; Borisov and Palme 2000, unpublished manuscript)...Ir, Ru, Pt) and gold between sulfide liquid and basalt melt. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60, 2397–2412...Os partitioning between phases in lherzolite and basalt. In A. Basu and S. Hart, Eds., Earth processes:
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ocean ridge basalt ED (E-MORB) affinity; (2) alkaline basalts with oceanic island basalt (OIB) features...subalkaline field (Fig. 4a). Six pillow basalt samples and one massive basalt sample (13QLS-137) from the Yongjing...have ED higher TiO2 than 1% except for massive basalt 13QLS-137. The major element PT composition closely...significant changes of the major elements of the three basalt groups. Some RI P T mobile elements like Na...Mg# (44.47-78.42) of the three types MA NU of basalt implicates processes of fractional crystallisation
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The crystalline substrate of the island is mainly basalt cover and numerous rocks of the deeper zones (also...transmitted transmitted light Figure light of of basalt basalt samples. samples.(A) (A)General Generalview;...volcanic phenomena occurred [20]. Strongly heated basalt magma cooled down, out- Minerals 2022, 12, 181...volcanic phenomena occurred [20]. Strongly heated basalt magma cooled down, outgassed and contracted, causing...New Insights on the Formation of the Caribbean Basalt Province revealed by multichannel seismic images
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of incorporation of subducted Archean komatiite-basalt crust aged for 0.3 or 0.9 Ga in the mantle into...calculated as a 1:10 mixture of average komatiite and basalt from the Kostomuksha greenstone belt (Puchtel and...Geochemistry of Mesozoic Pacific mid-ocean ridge basalt: constraints on melt generation and the evolution...late-Cretaceous picrites and basalts of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles: a remnant of an oceanic plateau...Platinum group element fractionation in a komatiitic basalt lava lake. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 17 (17)
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Kerr, 2005). Additionally, we present data for a basalt from Site 152 in the Caribbean basin, which is...Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 151 basalt DSDP Site 152 basalt Gorgona...Gorgona depleted basalt Gorgona depleted basalt Gorgona enriched basalt Gorgona enriched basalt 15-146-42R-1...Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 146 basalt DSDP Site 151 basalt DSDP Site 152 basalt Gorgona...Gorgona depleted basalt Gorgona depleted basalt Gorgona enriched basalt Gorgona enriched basalt Nd P.M.E
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The amphibolitic blocks are of mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) composition and followed counterclockwise...basaltic andesites that have normal midocean ridge basalt (N-MORB)-like compositions similar to those found...indicating peak metamorphic conditions above the wet basalt solidus. The calculated peak P-T conditions of...Jamaica (Hastie et al. 2008), Colombia, LEG 146, Curaçao, Costa Rica (Nicoya and Quepos), and Serranía de...Caribbean Large Igneous Province: New insights from Curaçao and Haiti: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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of a visual inspection. Two altered tholeiitic basalt samples were selected from Eltanin 55, dredge 12...Igneous Province with only the Gosselin-type Bunbury Basalt deviating slightly from this trend (Ingle et al...oldest to youngest, the Comei TE Province, Bunbury Basalt, Naturaliste Plateau, Wallaby Plateau, Rajmahal-Sylhet-Bengal...Note that the Pb isotopic ratios of the Bunbury Basalt, most Naturaliste Plateau and most Rajmahal Traps...al., 2009; Zhu et al., 2008), IP the Bunbury Basalt that erupted between ca. 137 and 130 Ma (Olierook
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SW-facing arc by the mainly 92–88 Ma buoyant Caribbean Basalt Plateau, allows the Caribbean plateau-forming event...the Central Cordillera (arc) and the southern (basalt plateau) ranges of Hispaniola along the Peralta...Baumgartner et al. 2008), well after most Caribbean basalt plateau extrusion, negating the idea of an eastward...the rest of the plateau to the southwest (e.g. Curaçao) was thus situated many hundreds to over a thousand...and Kennan 2009). Implications for the Caribbean basalt plateau A 135 Ma initiation of SW-dipping subduction
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chemgeo.2007.01.019 than their continental flood–basalt counterparts for deciphering mantle processes and...models have been proposed for continental flood basalt provinces, e.g. Cox, 1980). The most peculiar feature...plateaus, and in several large continental flood basalt provinces, implies a causal mechanism(s) that is...in the Aruba Lava Formation contains clasts of basalt, dolerite and volcaniclastic sandstone as large...western Colombia to Gorgona Island, Costa Rica and Curaçao (Fig. 3; Kerr et al., 2003). The maximum observed
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not found, as demonstrated, for example, in the basalt and komatiite data of Rehkämper et al. (1999)....Ir, Ru, Pt) and gold between sulfide liquid and basalt melt. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60, 2397–2412...Os partitioning between phases in lherzolite and basalt. In A. Basu and S. Hart, Eds., Earth processes:...mantle plume: evidence from Gordona island and Curaçao. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63, 713–728.
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repetitive influxes of an aluminous tholeiitic basalt magma. Donaldson (1975) and Gibb (1976) were more...olivine, used the terms ‘picrite’ and ‘magnesian basalt’ respectively for the parental magmas. A parental...Most of the dykes, however, are of transitional basalt compositions; these cut the early felsic units... Provinces (LIP), Ocean Island Basalt (OIB) and MidOcean Ridge Basalt (MORB) environments. Whilst the...1.9 m.y. later a change took place after which basalt magmas of Icelandic type were derived from the
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ascent rates. Benchmarking di⁄culties Massive £ood basalt eruptions result from partial melting of the plume...active convergence Hispaniola Cuba Jamaica Curaçao s lle VB CB nti a at e Beidg R rA PRB HB...0˚ B Basalt flows, extension and underplating at 83Ma NW 15-20 km LNR early stage basalt flows (90Ma)...The ductile rheological terms are de¢ned using basalt and olivine creep £ow laws for the crust and mantle...Mineral^rock A (Pa3n s31 ) Q (kJ/mol) n Reference Basalt^diabase (dry) Olivine^dunite (dry) dislocation
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as opposed to partial melting of TE a mafic (basalt, amphibolite) protolith. In the case of the Nicoya...identified in the Leeward Antilles in Aruba and Curaçao to the north of Venezuela (Fig. 1). The trench...and associated diabase instrusions, overthrusts a basalt-radiolarite assemblage that TE D also include...and NU Gazel, 2009) comprises oceanic island basalt (OIB)-like alkaline pillow lavas and dikes (Hauff...94.7±1.8 Ma for a plagiogranite and tholeiitic basalt, respectively, of Nicoya. These ages are in very
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high TiO2 characteristics of a mid-ocean-ridge-basalt- (MORB-) like melt reaction. Temperatures determined...Keywords: Puerto Rico, ophiolitic mélange, peridotite, basalt, Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotopes. 1. Introduction Peridotites...transitional between normal and enriched mid-ocean-ridge basalt (N-MORB and E-MORB) and arc-like (Schellekens,...hundred metres in size) of amphibolite, metabasalt, basalt and chert within the serpentinized peridotite (Mattson...(Montgomery, Pessagno & Pindell, 1994). The Cajul basalt is intercalated with the Mariquita chert, indicating
 
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