Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico

A volcanic sequence formed by calc-alkaline basalts and basaltic andesites interbedded with pelagic limestones, black shales, radiolarites, and epiclastic rocks that are in tectonic contact with flysch-like strata, is reported in the vicinity of San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato state. An upper...

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Main Authors: Luis Enrique Ortiz-Hernández, Kinardo Flores-Castro, Otilio Arturo Acevedo-Sandoval
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-06-01
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/976
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description A volcanic sequence formed by calc-alkaline basalts and basaltic andesites interbedded with pelagic limestones, black shales, radiolarites, and epiclastic rocks that are in tectonic contact with flysch-like strata, is reported in the vicinity of San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato state. An upper Aptian age is suggested by paleontological evidence. The sequence is interpreted as the eastern remnant of an allochthonous, lower Cretaceous volcanic stage in central Mexico.
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spelling doaj-art-da25cff3fd904fcebfa73084915e19262025-08-20T03:44:53ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-87742007-29022018-06-01192Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, MexicoLuis Enrique Ortiz-Hernández0Kinardo Flores-Castro1Otilio Arturo Acevedo-Sandoval2Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca -Tulancingo Km. 4.5, 42184, Pachuca, Hgo., México. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, ESIA-Unidad Ticomán, Avenida Ticomán 600, Col. San José Ticomán. Del. Gustavo A. Madero, 07340 México, D.F.Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca -Tulancingo Km. 4.5, 42184, Pachuca, Hgo., México.Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca -Tulancingo Km. 4.5, 42184, Pachuca, Hgo., México. A volcanic sequence formed by calc-alkaline basalts and basaltic andesites interbedded with pelagic limestones, black shales, radiolarites, and epiclastic rocks that are in tectonic contact with flysch-like strata, is reported in the vicinity of San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato state. An upper Aptian age is suggested by paleontological evidence. The sequence is interpreted as the eastern remnant of an allochthonous, lower Cretaceous volcanic stage in central Mexico. https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/976Guerrero terrane, calc-alkaline volcanism, petrography, geochemistry, Guanajuato, Mexico.
spellingShingle Luis Enrique Ortiz-Hernández
Kinardo Flores-Castro
Otilio Arturo Acevedo-Sandoval
Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
Guerrero terrane, calc-alkaline volcanism, petrography, geochemistry, Guanajuato, Mexico.
title Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
title_full Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
title_fullStr Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
title_short Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper Aptian calc-alkaline volcanism in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato state, Mexico
title_sort petrographic and geochemical characteristics of upper aptian calc alkaline volcanism in san miguel de allende guanajuato state mexico
topic Guerrero terrane, calc-alkaline volcanism, petrography, geochemistry, Guanajuato, Mexico.
url https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/976
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