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dc.contributor.authorAndersson, M.
dc.contributor.authorMalehmir, A.
dc.contributor.authorTroll, V.
dc.contributor.authorDehghannejad, M.
dc.contributor.authorJuhlin, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorAsk, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:31:44Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:31:44Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:10:05Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationAndersson, M. and Malehmir, A. and Troll, V. and Dehghannejad, M. and Juhlin, C. and Ask, M. 2013. Carbonatite ring-complexes explained by caldera-style volcanism. Scientific Reports. 3 (Article 1677): pp. 1-9.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12621
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep01677
dc.description.abstract

Carbonatites are rare, carbonate-rich magmatic rocks that make up a minute portion of the crust only, yet they are of great relevance for our understanding of crustal and mantle processes. Although they occur in all continents and from Archaean to present, the deeper plumbing system of carbonatite ring-complexes is usually poorly constrained. Here, we show that carbonatite ring-complexes can be explained by caldera-style volcanism. Our geophysical investigation of the Alnö carbonatite ring-complex in central Sweden identifies a solidified saucer-shaped magma chamber at ~3 km depth that links to surface exposures through a ring fault system. Caldera subsidence during final stages of activity caused carbonatite eruptions north of the main complex, providing the crucial element to connect plutonic and eruptive features of carbonatite magmatism. The way carbonatite magmas are stored, transported and erupt at the surface is thus comparable to known emplacement styles from silicic calderas.

dc.titleCarbonatite ring-complexes explained by caldera-style volcanism
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume3
dcterms.source.titleScientific Reports
curtin.departmentDepartment of Exploration Geophysics
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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