Spinel lherzolite from Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Locality type:	Island
Classification
Type:	Spinel lherzolite
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Spinel lherzolite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1418372
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1418372:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
Crisp, Joy A., Spera, Frank J. (1987) Pyroclastic flows and lavas of the Mogan and Fataga formations, Tejeda Volcano, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: mineral chemistry, intensive parameters, and magma chamber evolution. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 96 (4) 503-518 doi:10.1007/bf01166695 Woldegabriel, Giday, Aronson, James L., Walter, Robert C. (1990) Geology, geochronology, and rift basin development in the central sector of the Main Ethiopia Rift. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 102 (4) 439-458 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1990)102<0439:ggarbd>2.3.co;2 Anguita, F., García Cacho, L., Colombo, F., González Camacho, A., Vieira, R. (1991) Roque Nublo caldera: a new stratocone caldera in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 47 (1) 45-63 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(91)90100-e HOERNLE, K., SCHMINCKE, H.-U. (1993) The Petrology of the Tholeiites through Melilite Nephelinites on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: Crystal Fractionation, Accumulation, and Depths of Melting. Journal of Petrology, 34 (3) 573-597 doi:10.1093/petrology/34.3.573 Mangas, José, Perez-Torrado, Francisco José, Massare, Dominique, Clocchiatti, Robert (1993) Phonolitic origin of Roque Nublo ignimbrites of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) from clinopyroxene melt inclusion studies. European Journal of Mineralogy, 5 (1) 97-106 doi:10.1127/ejm/5/1/0097 Cousens, Brian L, Spera, Frank J, Dobson, Patrick F (1993) Post-eruptive alteration of silicic ignimbrites and lavas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: Strontium, neodymium, lead, and oxygen isotopic evidence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (3) 631-640 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90374-6 van den Bogaard, P., & Schmincke, H. U. (1998). Chronostratigraphy of Gran Canaria. In Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results (Vol. 157, No. Chapter 11, pp. 127-140). Hoernle, K. (1998) Geochemistry of Jurassic Oceanic Crust beneath Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Implications for Crustal Recycling and Assimilation. Journal of Petrology, 39 (5) 859-880 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.5.859 Schirnick, Carsten; van den Bogaard, Paul; Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich (1999) Cone sheet formation and intrusive growth of an oceanic island—The Miocene Tejeda complex on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Geology, 27 (3). 207-210 doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0207:CSFAIG>2.3.CO;2 TROLL, V. R. (2002) Magma Mixing and Crustal Recycling Recorded in Ternary Feldspar from Compositionally Zoned Peralkaline Ignimbrite A', Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Journal of Petrology, 43 (2) 243-270 doi:10.1093/petrology/43.2.243 Guillou, Hervé, Torrado, Francisco José Perez, Hansen Machin, Alex R, Carracedo, Juan Carlos, Gimeno, Domingo (2004) The Plio–Quaternary volcanic evolution of Gran Canaria based on new K–Ar ages and magnetostratigraphy. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 135 (3) 221-246 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.03.003 Jutzeler, Martin, Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich, Sumita, Mari (2010) The incrementally zoned Miocene Ayagaures ignimbrite (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 196 (1) 1-19 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.002 Donoghue, E., Troll, V. R., Harris, C. (2010) Fluid-Rock Interaction in the Miocene, Post-Caldera, Tejeda Intrusive Complex, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Insights from Mineralogy, and O- and H-Isotope Geochemistry. Journal of Petrology, 51 (10) 2149-2176 doi:10.1093/petrology/egq052

Locality type:

Island

Classification

Type:

Spinel lherzolite

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Spinel lherzolite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1418372

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1418372:6

GUID (UUID V4):

References

Crisp, Joy A., Spera, Frank J. (1987) Pyroclastic flows and lavas of the Mogan and Fataga formations, Tejeda Volcano, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: mineral chemistry, intensive parameters, and magma chamber evolution. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 96 (4) 503-518 doi:10.1007/bf01166695

Woldegabriel, Giday, Aronson, James L., Walter, Robert C. (1990) Geology, geochronology, and rift basin development in the central sector of the Main Ethiopia Rift. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 102 (4) 439-458 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1990)102<0439:ggarbd>2.3.co;2

Anguita, F., García Cacho, L., Colombo, F., González Camacho, A., Vieira, R. (1991) Roque Nublo caldera: a new stratocone caldera in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 47 (1) 45-63 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(91)90100-e

HOERNLE, K., SCHMINCKE, H.-U. (1993) The Petrology of the Tholeiites through Melilite Nephelinites on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: Crystal Fractionation, Accumulation, and Depths of Melting. Journal of Petrology, 34 (3) 573-597 doi:10.1093/petrology/34.3.573

Mangas, José, Perez-Torrado, Francisco José, Massare, Dominique, Clocchiatti, Robert (1993) Phonolitic origin of Roque Nublo ignimbrites of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) from clinopyroxene melt inclusion studies. European Journal of Mineralogy, 5 (1) 97-106 doi:10.1127/ejm/5/1/0097

Cousens, Brian L, Spera, Frank J, Dobson, Patrick F (1993) Post-eruptive alteration of silicic ignimbrites and lavas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands: Strontium, neodymium, lead, and oxygen isotopic evidence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (3) 631-640 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90374-6

van den Bogaard, P., & Schmincke, H. U. (1998). Chronostratigraphy of Gran Canaria. In Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results (Vol. 157, No. Chapter 11, pp. 127-140).

Hoernle, K. (1998) Geochemistry of Jurassic Oceanic Crust beneath Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Implications for Crustal Recycling and Assimilation. Journal of Petrology, 39 (5) 859-880 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.5.859

Schirnick, Carsten; van den Bogaard, Paul; Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich (1999) Cone sheet formation and intrusive growth of an oceanic island—The Miocene Tejeda complex on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Geology, 27 (3). 207-210 doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0207:CSFAIG>2.3.CO;2

TROLL, V. R. (2002) Magma Mixing and Crustal Recycling Recorded in Ternary Feldspar from Compositionally Zoned Peralkaline Ignimbrite A', Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Journal of Petrology, 43 (2) 243-270 doi:10.1093/petrology/43.2.243

Guillou, Hervé, Torrado, Francisco José Perez, Hansen Machin, Alex R, Carracedo, Juan Carlos, Gimeno, Domingo (2004) The Plio–Quaternary volcanic evolution of Gran Canaria based on new K–Ar ages and magnetostratigraphy. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 135 (3) 221-246 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.03.003

Jutzeler, Martin, Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich, Sumita, Mari (2010) The incrementally zoned Miocene Ayagaures ignimbrite (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 196 (1) 1-19 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.002

Donoghue, E., Troll, V. R., Harris, C. (2010) Fluid-Rock Interaction in the Miocene, Post-Caldera, Tejeda Intrusive Complex, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands): Insights from Mineralogy, and O- and H-Isotope Geochemistry. Journal of Petrology, 51 (10) 2149-2176 doi:10.1093/petrology/egq052

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