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Review of Geochronologic and Geochemical Data of the Greater Antilles Volcanic Arc and Implications for the Evolution of Oceanic Arcs
The authors greatly appreciate Javier Escuder Viruete and two anonymous reviewers with many constructive suggestions that helped we improve the manuscript. Haoyu Hu acknowledges support by Federal State Funding at Kiel University while Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte acknowledges support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) grant RO4174/3-3 and Antonio GarciaCasco acknowledges support by the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) grant MICINN PID2019-105625RB-C21. This is UTD Geosciences contribution #1682. Open access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.The Greater Antilles islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Jamaica plus the Virgin
Islands host fragments of the fossil convergent margin that records Cretaceous subduction (operated for about
90 m.y.) of the American plates beneath the Caribbean plate and ensuing arc-continent collision in Late
Cretaceous-Eocene time. The “soft” collision between the Greater Antilles Arc (GAA) and the Bahamas
platform (and the margin of the Maya Block in western Cuba) preserved much of the convergent margin. This
fossil geosystem represents an excellent natural laboratory for studying the formation and evolution of an intraoceanic
convergent margin. We compiled geochronologic (664 ages) and geochemical data (more than 1,500
analyses) for GAA igneous and metamorphic rocks. The data was classified with a simple fourfold subdivision:
fore-arc mélange, fore-arc ophiolite, magmatic arc, and retro-arc to inspect the evolution of GAA through
its entire lifespan. The onset of subduction recorded by fore-arc units, together with the oldest magmatic arc
sequence shows that the GAA started in Early Cretaceous time and ceased in Paleogene time. The arc was
locally affected (retro-arc region in Hispaniola) by the Caribbean Large Igneous Province (CLIP) in Early
Cretaceous and strongly in Late Cretaceous time. Despite multiple biases in the database presented here, this
work is intended to help overcome some of the obstacles and motivate systematic study of the GAA. Our results
encourage exploration of offshore regions, especially in the east where the forearc is submerged. Offshore
explorations are also encouraged in the south, to investigate relations with the CLIP.Federal State Funding at Kiel UniversityGerman Research Foundation (DFG) RO4174/3-3Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) grant MICIN
Mineralogía y geoquímica de las menas de óxidos de Fe-Ti en la anortosita de Don Dieguito, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Fe-Ti oxide ores are commonly associated
with Proterozoic massif-type
anorthosite bodies emplaced during the
Grenville orogeny (~1.2-1.0 Ga). Some
of these anorthositic bodies occur in the
northernmost part of the Santa Marta
Massif, Colombia. They locally contain
crosscutting Fe-Ti(-V) ore bodies between
the El Hierro creek and the Don Dieguito
river. We have distinguished two types
of Fe-Ti(-V) ores: i) oxide-apatite norite
(fine grained ilmenite and magnetite
disseminated in an assemblage of apatite,
amphibole, chlorite, rutile and sericitized
plagioclase) and ii) banded nelsonite
(coarser grained ilmenite, magnetite and
apatite distributed in bands, with minor
baddeleyite, srilankite and högbomite).
Ilmenite in the two ore types display
distinct hematite exsolution features: a)
needle-like in the oxide-apatite norite ore;
and b) two generations of exsolutions in
the banded ore. Magnetite shows similar
Ti and V contents in both ore types
(0.4 wt % TiO2 and 0.5 wt % V2O3 on
average in the oxide-apatite norite ore,
0.5 wt % TiO2 and 0.4 wt % V2O3 in the
banded ore), whereas ilmenite has higher
hematite, pyrophanite and geikielite
components in the banded ore. The ores
might have formed from the combination
of fractional crystallization and magma
mixing, with exsolution occurring probably
at 575-600°C. This first detailed mineralogical
and textural study of Fe-Ti(-V)
oxide ores in anorthosite massifs from
Colombia suggests that the Santa Marta
Massif is an interesting target for future
research.Las mineralizaciones de óxidos de Fe-Ti se
asocian comúnmente a complejos anortosíticos
proterozoicos (massif-type) emplazados durante la
orogenia Grenvilliana (~1.2-1.0 Ga). Algunos
de estos cuerpos anortosíticos se encuentran en la
parte septentrional del Macizo de Santa Marta,
en Colombia. Localmente, éstos contienen cuerpos
de óxidos de Fe-Ti(-V) entre la quebrada El
Hierro y el río Don Dieguito. Se han distinguido
dos tipos de mineralizaciones de Fe-Ti(-V): i)
norita con óxidos y apatito (ilmenita y magnetita
de grano fino diseminadas en una asociación
de apatito, anfíbol, clorita, rutilo y plagioclasa
sericitizada); y ii) nelsonita bandeada (ilmenita,
magnetita y apatito de grano grueso, distribuidos
en bandas, con cantidades menores de baddeleyita,
srilankita y högbomita). Las ilmenitas en los dos
tipos de mineralizaciones muestran diferentes
exsoluciones de hematites: con forma de aguja
en la mena diseminada; y dos generaciones de
exsoluciones en la mena bandeada. La magnetita
presenta contenidos en Ti y V similares en ambas
mineralizaciones (un promedio de 0.4 wt %
TiO2 y 0.5 wt % V2O3 en la diseminada, 0.5
wt % TiO2 y 0.4 wt % V2O3 en la bandeada),
mientras que la ilmenita tiene mayor componente
hematites, pirofanita y geikielita en la mena
bandeada. Las menas se podrían haber formado
por la combinación de cristalización fraccionada
y mezcla de magmas, y la exsolución tendría lugar
probablemente a 575-600°C. Esta primera
caracterización mineral y textural de los óxidos de
Fe-Ti(-V) en macizos anortosíticos en Colombia
indica que la Sierra de Santa Marta es un objetivo
interesante para investigaciones futuras
Multiple veining in a paleo–accretionary wedge: The metamorphic rock record of prograde dehydration and transient high porefluid pressures along the subduction interface (Western Series, central Chile)
Thaïs Hyppolito is acknowledged for sharing her knowledge
about local geology. Anne Verlaguet, Hugues Raimbourg, and
James Connolly are also acknowledged for insightful discussions on fluid-rock metamorphic processes. Ralf Halama
and two anonymous reviewers are warmly acknowledged for
insightful comments. Mauricio Calderón, Francisco Fuentes, and
the Earth Sciences department at Universidad Andrés Bello
(Santiago, Chile) are thanked for their technical assistance. A.C.
acknowledges the research grant provided by the Alexander
von Humboldt Foundation for a post-doctoral fellowship at
Ruhr-Universität Bochum.High pressure–low temperature metamorphic
rocks from the late Paleozoic accretionary wedge
exposed in central Chile (Pichilemu region) are
characterized by a greenschist-blueschist lithological association with interbedded metasediments
that reached peak burial conditions of ~400 °C
and 0.8 GPa during late Carboniferous times. We
herein combine new extensive field observations,
structural measurements, and geochemical and
petrological data on vein and matrix material from
Pichilemu transitional greenschist-blueschist facies
rocks. The studied veins were first filled by albite, followed by quartz and calcite as well as glaucophane
and winchite. Field, structural, and microscopic
zoning patterns show that these rocks underwent
a protracted sequence of prograde vein-opening
events, which have been largely transposed to the
main foliation before and during underplating in
the basal accretion site near 25–30 km depth. While
some of the earliest albite-filled vein sets may have
formed after prograde breakdown of sub–greenschist facies minerals (<250 °C), our thermodynamic
modeling shows that relatively minor amounts of
fluid are produced in the subducted pile by dehydration reactions between 250 and 400 °C along
the estimated geothermal gradient. It also confirms
that the formation of interlayered blueschist and
greenschist layers in Pichilemu metavolcanics is a
consequence of local bulk composition variations,
and that greenschists are generally not formed due
to selective exhumation-related retrogression of
blueschists. The early vein sets are a consequence
of prograde internal fluid production followed by
sets of hydrofractures formed at near-peak burial
that are interpreted as a record of external fluid
influx. We postulate that such a fractured sequence
represents a close analogue to the high-Vp/Vs
regions documented by seismological studies
within the base of the seismogenic zone in active
subduction settings.This work has been funded by an
Initiative D’EXcellence (IDEX) grant 16C538 to S.A. The University of Granada is acknowledged for partial funding. Part of this
work was also supported by the TelluS Program of CNRS/INSU.
This is Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris contribution 4124
Diamond forms during low pressure serpentinisation of oceanic lithosphere
Diamond is commonly regarded as an indicator of ultra-high pressure conditions in
Earth System Science. This canonical view is challenged by recent data and interpretations
that suggest metastable growth of diamond in low pressure environments.
One such environment is serpentinisation of oceanic lithosphere, which produces
highly reduced CH4-bearing fluids after olivine alteration by reaction with infiltrating
fluids. Here we report the first ever observed in situ diamond within olivine-hosted,
CH4-rich fluid inclusions from low pressure oceanic gabbro and chromitite samples
from the Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif, eastern Cuba. Diamond is encapsulated in
voids below the polished mineral surface forming a typical serpentinisation array,
with methane, serpentine and magnetite, providing definitive evidence for its metastable
growth upon low temperature and low pressure alteration of oceanic lithosphere
and super-reduction of infiltrated fluids. Thermodynamic modelling of the observed solid and fluid assemblage at
a reference P-T point appropriate for serpentinisation (350 °C and 100 MPa) is consistent with extreme reduction of the fluid
to logfO2 (MPa) = −45.3 (ΔlogfO2[Iron-Magnetite] = −6.5). These findings imply that the formation of metastable diamond at
low pressure in serpentinised olivine is a widespread process in modern and ancient oceanic lithosphere, questioning
a generalised ultra-high pressure origin for ophiolitic diamond.European Union (EU)Spanish Projects
CGL2015-65824
RTI2018-099157-A-I00
PID2019-105625RB-C21
A.RNM.186.UGR18Spanish Government
RYC-2015-17596Mexican research program CONACYT-Ciencia Basica
A1-S-14574Mexican research program UNAM-PAPIIT
IA-10141
Ultramafic-hosted volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits from Cuban ophiolites
Ultramafic-hosted volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (UM-VMS) located in the Havana-Matanzas ophiolite
(Cuba) are the only known example of this type of mineralization in the Caribbean realm. UM-VMS from Havana-
Matanzas are enriched in Cu, Ni, Co, Au, and Ag. The mineralization consists of massive sulfide bodies mostly
composed of pyrrhotite and hosted by serpentinized upper mantle peridotites. Chemical composition of unaltered
cores in Cr-spinel grains found within the massive sulfide mineralization and in the peridotite host indicates
formation in the fore-arc region of the Greater Antilles volcanic arc. A first stage of serpentinization probably
took place prior to the sulfide mineralization event. The UM-VMS mineralization formed by the near-complete
replacement of the silicate assemblage of partially serpentinized peridotites underneath the seafloor. The
sequence of sulfide mineralization has been divided into two stages. The first stage is characterized by a very
reduced hydrothermal mineral assemblage consisting of pyrrhotite, Co–Ni–Fe diarsenides, chalcopyrite, Co-rich
pentlandite, and electrum. In the second stage, pyrite and Co–Ni–Fe sulfarsenides partially replaced pyrrhotite
and diarsenides, respectively, under a more oxidizing regime during the advanced stages of ongoing serpentinization.
The proposed conceptual genetic model presented here can be useful for future exploration targeting
this type of deposit in the Caribbean region and elsewhere.Spanish Government PI0975CAP Investigacion PUCP-2022 Program PID 2019- 105625RB-C21MCIN/AEI PRE 2020-092140
2022-A- 004
A track record of Au–Ag nanomelt generation during fluid‑mineral interactions
This research was financially supported by Grant PID 2019-105625RB-C21 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, by Grant 2021 SGR 00239 funded by Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca de
Catalunya. Additional funding was provided by a “Ayudas predoctorales 2020” number PRE 2020-092140 PhD
grant to DD-C by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Proyecto de Excelencia de la Junta
de Andalucía (Spain), PROYECTEXCEL_00705 to JMGJ. Laura Casado (Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón
(INA)—University of Zaragoza) and María del Mar Abad (CIC, University of Granada) are acknowledged for her
assistance with FIB and HRTEM respectivelyThe online version contains supplementary material available at https:// doi. org/
10. 1038/ s41598- 023- 35066-yRecent studies have reported the significant role of Au-bearing nanoparticles in the formation of hydrothermal gold deposits. Despite the ever-increasing understanding of the genesis and stability of Au-bearing nanoparticles, it is still unknown how they behave when exposed to hydrothermal fluids. Here, we study the nanostructural evolution of Au–Ag nanoparticles hosted within Co-rich diarsenides and sulfarsenides of a natural hydrothermal deposit. We use high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to provide a singular glimpse of the complete melting sequence of Au–Ag nanoparticles exposed to the hydrothermal fluid during coupled dissolution–precipitation reactions of their host minerals. The interaction of Au–Ag nanoparticles with hydrothermal fluids at temperatures (400–500 ºC) common to most hydrothermal gold deposits may promote melting and generation of Au–Ag nanomelts. This process has important implications in noble metal remobilization and accumulation during the formation of these deposits.MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, PID 2019-105625RB-C21Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca de
Catalunya 2021 SGR 00239Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PRE 2020-092140 PhDProyecto de Excelencia de la Junta de Andalucía
PROYECTEXCEL_00705Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón
(INA)-Universidad de ZaragozaComisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), Universidad de Granad
Costarican Precolumbian social jade: A review of petrographic diversity, raw material sources and potential exchange routes
En este trabajo se revisa la información mineralógica-petrológica-geológica disponible sobre
jade social (rocas “verdes”) utilizado en Costa Rica en época precolombina. Aproximadamente, el 55 %
o más del jade social precolombino costarricense pudo elaborarse con fuentes locales (lutitas y areniscas
verdosas, serpentinita, jaspes y otros pedernales y cuarzos), pero el restante al parecer tiene por fuente
rocas y minerales foráneos (i.e., jadeitita, onfacitita, cloromelanita, mármol, dolomía, talco) que no se
encuentran en Costa Rica del todo, donde las condiciones geológicas en el pasado no favorecieron la
formación de jadeitita ni de las otras rocas y minerales citados. Por lo tanto, los jades sociales de rocas
y minerales no presentes en Costa Rica deben de provenir de regiones metamórficas presentes desde el
norte de Nicaragua hasta México. La jadeíta con toda probabilidad proviene de Guatemala. Las fuentes
conocidas de jade de las Antillas Mayores (Cuba y República Dominicana) podrían haber estado involucradas,
si bien los argumentos antropológicos y geológicos convergen en sugerir que existe una fuente
“perdida” de jadeíta, que podría encontrarse en el norte de Venezuela. Analizando todas las evidencias
arqueológicas (incluyendo el material lapidario, alfarería y orfebrería) de una forma sinóptica, se apoya
fuertemente la idea de una importante red comercial desde México hasta el istmo de Panamá, llegando
incluso hasta el norte de Colombia y Venezuela y las Antillas. Estudios petrológicos y geoquímicos de
detalle de las piezas de jade y rocas asociadas costarricenses son requeridos, en particular si se quiere
avanzar en comprender mejor la intrincada red económica y cultural de las sociedades precolombinas
mesoamericanas y antillanas.In this paper we review the mineralogical-petrological-geological information relevant for social
jade (greenstone) used in Costa Rica during Pre-Columbian times. Around 50 % or even more of the pre-
Columbian social jade artifacts in Costa Rica may have been produced using local sources (green lutlte and
green sandstone, serpentinite, jasper and other types of flint and quartz), but the rest of recovered samples
seem to have been manufactured with material imported from external sources (i.e., jadeitite, omphacitite,
chloromelanite, dolostone, marble and talc), for they are not present in Costa Rica. The geological evolution
in the past did not favor the formation of jadeitite and other mentioned materials in Costa Rica. Hence, social
jade made of material not present in Costa Rica must have been sourced from metamorphic regions from
north Nicaragua to Mexico. Jadeitite and associated rocks (omphacitite, chloromelanite mineral) was most
probably sourced from Guatemala. Known sources of jadeitite in the Greater Antilles (Cuba and Dominican
Republic) may have been also involved in the trade of jade finally arriving at Costa Rica. However, geological
and anthropological arguments can be raised in favor of a “lost” source of jade in northern Venezuela. In
a synoptic view, archaeological evidence, including lapidary, pottery and precious-metal craftwork, point to
a strong commercial pre-Columbian network from México to Panamá isthmus reaching further East to the
north of Colombia and Venezuela and the Antilles. Detailed petrological/geochemical studies of jade (and
related rocks) artifacts in Costa Rica are needed in order to move forward in the knowledge of the complex
economic and cultural networks of Mesoamerica-Antillean pre-Columbian societies
Vetas de cromitita en ortopiroxenita anómalamente enriquecidas en minerales del grupo del platino de la ofiolita Habana-Matanzas, Cuba
The Havana–Matanzas Ophiolite contains
one of the few examples of ophiolitic platinum
group minerals (PGM)-rich chromitites
associated with orthopyroxenites in the
mantle section of ophiolitic complexes. The
chromitites occur as veins hosted by orthopyroxenite
bands within mantle peridotites.
The peridotites are mostly harzburgites
and their accessory chromite shows high-Al
compositions (Cr# [Cr/(Cr+Al), atomic
ratio] = 0.39–0.50), which are typical of
spinels in abyssal peridotites. Conversely,
chromite from the chromitite veins and
their host orthopyroxenite are high-Cr (Cr#
= 0.72–0.73 and 0.62–0.69, respectively),
with lower Mg# [Mg/(Mg+Fe2+), atomic
ratio]. This suggests that both the chromitite
and the orthopyroxenite formed from
melts with boninitic affinity. The abundant
PGM inclusions found in the chromitites are
mainly Os-rich laurite grains, which is also
characteristic of chromitites formed from
magmas with boninitic affinity. Therefore,
we propose that the chromitite veins and
the orthopyroxenite bands probably formed
contemporaneously in the fore-arc setting
of an intra-oceanic arc during subduction.
The chromitite-orthopyroxenite pair of the
Havana-Matanzas Ophiolite could form
after the reaction of a Si-rich melt with
boninitic affinity and mantle harzburgite,
with the orthopyroxenite bands preserving
fingerprints of the infiltration of boninitic-
affinity melts within the mantle. The
small volume of forming chromitite could
maximize the efficiency for the mechanical
collection of the PGM forming in the
parental melt of these rocks, resulting in the
anomalous enrichment of primary PGM in
the chromitites.La ofiolita de Habana-Matanzas contiene uno de
los pocos ejemplos de cromititas ricas en minerales
del grupo del platino (MGP) asociadas a ortopiroxenitas
de la sección mantélica de complejos ofiolíticos.
Las cromititas ocurren como venas encajadas en
bandas de ortopiroxenita dentro de la peridotita
mantélica. Las peridotitas son mayoritariamente
harzburgitas con cromita accesoria rica en Al (#Cr
[Cr/(Cr+Al), cociente atómico] = 0.39–0.50),
lo cual es típico de espinelas en peridotitas abisales.
Por otro lado, la cromita perteneciente a las venas
de cromitita y a la ortopiroxenita encajante es rica
en Cr (#Cr = 0.72–0.73 y 0.62–0.69, respectivamente)
y con bajo #Mg [Mg/(Mg+Fe2+),
cociente atómico]. Esto sugiere que tanto las venas de
cromitita como la ortopiroxenita se formaron a partir
de fundidos de afinidad boninítica. Las abundantes
inclusiones de MGP encontradas en las cromititas
son principalmente granos de laurita ricos en Os, lo
cual también es propio de cromititas formadas a partir
de magmas con afinidad boninítica. Por lo tanto,
proponemos que las venas de cromitita y las bandas
de ortopiroxenitas se formaron contemporáneamente
en un contexto de ante-arco en un arco intra-oceánico
durante el proceso de subducción. El conjunto
cromitita-ortopiroxenita de la ofiolita de Habana-
Matanzas se formó por la reacción de fundidos
ricos en Si con afinidad boninítica y la harzburgita
mantélica. Las bandas de ortopiroxenitas sería la
huella química que habrían dejado estos fundidos
boniníticos al infiltrarse por el manto. El volumen
reducido de las cromititas que se formaron maximizó
la eficiencia del proceso de recolección mecánica de
los MGP que se formaban en el fundido parental,
dando lugar al enriquecimiento de MGP primarios
como inclusiones en las cromititas
Zircon Dates Long-Lived Plume Dynamics in Oceanic Islands
In this contribution we report the first systematic study of zircon U-Pb geochronology and
δ 18O-εHf(t) isotope geochemistry from 10 islands of the hot-spot related Galapagos Archipelago. The data
extracted from the zircons allow them to be grouped into three types: (a) young zircons (0–∼4 Ma) with εHf(t)
(∼5–13) and δ 18O (∼4–7) isotopic mantle signature with crystallization ages dating the islands, (b) zircons
with εHf(t) (∼5–13) and δ 18O (∼5–7) isotopic mantle signature (∼4–164 Ma) which are interpreted to date
the time of plume activity below the islands (∼164 Ma is the minimum time of impingement of the plume
below the lithosphere), and (c) very old zircons (∼213–3,000 Ma) with mostly continental (but also juvenile)
εHf(t) (∼−28–8) and δ 18O (∼5–11) isotopic values documenting potential contamination from a number of
sources. The first two types with similar isotopic mantle signature define what we call the Galápagos Plume
Array (GPA). Given lithospheric plate motion, this result implies that GPA zircon predating the Galápagos
lithosphere (i.e., >14–164 Ma) formed and were stored at sublithospheric depths for extended periods of time.
In order to explain these observations, we performed 2D and 3D thermo-mechanical numerical experiments of
plume-lithosphere interaction which show that dynamic plume activity gives rise to complex asthenospheric
flow patterns and results in distinct long-lasting mantle domains beneath a moving lithosphere. This
demonstrates that it is physically plausible that old plume-derived zircons survive at asthenospheric depths
below ocean islands.German Research Foundation (DFG) RO4174/3-1
RO4174/3-3Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (MICINN)Spanish GovernmentEuropean Commission PID2019-105625RB-C21
PY20_00550European Research Council (ERC)
European Commission MAGMA 77114
Piedra artificial porosa a partir de residuos de rocas ornamentales adaptable a obras de construcción y restauración patrimonial
The technique of volumetric reintegration in severely deteriorated stone materials is of major importance for the restoration of architectural heritage. In using mortars for restoration it is important to control aspects such as the colour and textural similarity in relation to the adjacent stone, minor or equal strength and equal or greater porosity/permeability with respect to the original stone. This latter aspect is of particular complexity because the percentage distribution of pore-size ranges should not differ from that of the original stone material. The invention patent (with numbers of publication ES2187245 A1 and B1 16. 06. 2004), owned by the University of Granada, allows the production of excellent porous stones for decorative work in construction and mortar for restoration of stone materials with controlled porosity. Both materials consist of ornamental rock waste, so that a particular recycling purpose is given to this type of material which is difficult to reuse. In this paper we present the manufacturing process of these artificial stones and porous mortars with decorative and restorative purposes, from the controlled mixture of aggregates of ornamental rocks, organic and inorganic binders and generators of porosity. Once the curing and hardening has been done it is worth noting that one of the most important aspects of the product is the generation of a complex connected porous system as a result of the incorporation of crushed expanded polystyrene, which is activated after hardening through the application of organic solvents.Grupo de Investigación: MATERIALES AVANZADOS PARA APLICACIONES TECNICAS Y ARTISTICAS Y SU CONSERVACION-RESTAURACION (Cod.: HUM629) y Research Group RNM302 Petrogenesis and lithospheric processe
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