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Petrography of continental arc volcanics Andesites – phenocryst-rich rich • strongly zoned plagioclase often with sieve texture • partially resorbed hydrous minerals such as biotite and hornblende • Oxidation forms fine-grained magnetite in irregular outer margin of resorbed xstals Intrusive rocks – dominated by plagioclase, K-feldspar, K qtz, biotite, , and hornblende •Granodiorite, tonalite, , diorite
Chapter 17: Continental Arc Magmatism Figure 17-1. Map of western South America showing the plate tectonic framework, and the distribution of volcanics and crustal types. NVZ, CVZ, and SVZ are the northern, central, and southern volcanic zones. After Thorpe and Francis (1979) Tectonophys., 57, 53- 70; Thorpe et al. (1982) In R. S. Thorpe (ed.), (1982). Andesites. Orogenic Andesites and Related Rocks. John Wiley & Sons. New York, pp. 188-205; and Harmon et al. (1984) J. Geol. Soc. London, 141, 803-822. Winter (2001) An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
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