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REE geochemistry of late Miocene lavas from Pioneertown, Fry Mountain and Ruby Mountain, California

Conference · · Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)
OSTI ID:5099169
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  1. California State Univ., San Bernardino, CA (United States)
A series of flows, dikes and cinder cones of alkaline and subalkaline basalts erupted in late Miocene time along the northeastern flank of the San Bernardino Mountains and in contiguous parts of the Mojave Desert. Previous studies of lavas from the region yielded K-Ar ages of 6 to 9 Ma, and reported that lavas from the Ruby Mountain locality often contain ultramafic inclusions of probable mantle origin. This study (1) characterizes the rare earth element (REE; light = LREE; heavy = HREE) and trace element compositions of the young lavas from this region, (2) discusses the relationship of the Pioneertown lavas with the hot-spring ( ) deposits stratigraphically beneath the lava flows, (3) speculates on the possible volcanic conduit for the Pioneertown lavas, and (4) discusses the petrogenesis of these late Miocene lavas.
OSTI ID:
5099169
Report Number(s):
CONF-9305259--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) Journal Volume: 25:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English