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      Subdivisión litofacial e interpretación del volcanismo jurásico (Grupo Bahía Laura) en el este del Macizo del Deseado, provincia de Santa Cruz Translated title: Litofacial subdivision and interpretation of the Jurassic volcanism (Bahía Laura Group) in the eastern Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz province

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          El Grupo Bahía Laura representa la unidad de mayor importancia de la provincia geológica Macizo del Deseado. Está constituido por un conjunto de rocas volcánicas ácidas de edad Jurásico medio a superior, que se distribuyen ampliamente en la provincia. El presente artículo describe la subdivisión litofacial del grupo surgida de los trabajos de mapeo en el sector oriental del Macizo del Deseado. Este criterio condujo a una clasificación en facies y subfacies volcánicas desde un punto de vista descriptivo y genético. De este modo, se han determinado la facies volcaniclástica que comprende las subfacies piroclástica (de flujo, caída y surge) y la subfacies epiclástica, y la facies efusiva, que incluye las subfacies lávica y subvolcánica. Esta discriminación posibilitó la interpretación de los procesos que han actuado en la conformación de los depósitos volcánicos del sector estudiado, favoreciendo además la utilización del término "Complejo Bahía Laura". El volcanismo ácido jurásico de la región oriental se asocia a un ciclo mayor explosivo-efusivo. En un principio se generaron alta proporción de depósitos de caída, posteriormente se originaron grandes volúmenes de ignimbritas, principalmente de alto grado, y la etapa final fue dominada por materiales lávicos y depósitos volcánicos retrabajados. Se identificaron además los principales centros de emisión (la caldera del cerro Torta y varios complejos de domos, domos, pórfiros y diques) de los materiales volcánicos en el área. Su distribución se ajusta a lineamientos ENE y NNO, poniendo en evidencia la importancia del mecanismo de erupción fisural, asociado a las fracturas extensionales del sistema El Tranquilo, en la extrusión de los materiales volcánicos.

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          The Bahía Laura Group represents the most important unit of the Deseado Massif geological province. It is composed by acid volcanic rocks of upper to middle Jurassic age, which are widely distributed in the province. This article describes a litofacial subdivision of the group, originated as a consequence of mapping activities on the eastern Deseado Massif area. These criteria conduce to a classification into volcanic facies and subfacies from a descriptive and genetic point of view. In that sense, a volcaniclastic facies, comprising the pyroclastic (flow, fall and surge) and epiclastic subfacies, and an effusive facies, including the lavic and subvolcanic subfacies, have been determined. This discrimination allowed the interpretation of the processes that acted in the eastern volcanic deposits conformation and favored the utilization of the term "Bahía Laura Complex". The acid Jurassic volcanism of the eastern region can be associated with an explosive-effusive mayor cycle. In the beginning fall deposits were generated, lately huge volumes of ignimbrites, mainly high grade type, were formed, and the final stage was dominated by lavas and reworked volcanic deposits. The main emission centers (the Cerro Torta caldera and various dome complexes, domes, porphyries and dikes) of the volcanic materials from the area, were also identified. Their distribution matches to ENE and NNW lineaments, evidencing the importance of the fissural mechanism of eruption, associated with the El Tranquilo system extensional fractures, in the volcanic material extrusion.

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                raga
                Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina
                Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent.
                Asociación Geológica Argentina (Buenos Aires )
                1851-8249
                December 2004
                : 59
                : 4
                : 727-742
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Argentina
                [2 ] Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
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                S0004-48222004000400019
                742c3305-518f-4ac3-8f39-39f823ef398b

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                GEOLOGY
                GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                General geosciences,Geology & Mineralogy
                Deseado Massif,Bahía Laura Group,Volcanic facies,Jurassic,Macizo del Deseado,Grupo Bahía Laura,Facies volcánicas,Jurásico

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