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volcanic arc

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volcanic arc [väl‚kan·ik ′ärk]
(geography)


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The presence of a negative Eu anomaly in many tholeiitic and calc-alkalic volcanic arc suites is consistent with plagioclase fractionation, which is typical of processes in crustal magma chambers and matches field and petrographic evidence of the abundance of plagioclase phenocrysts.
The deformed sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the region are described as two geological terranes, known as the Songpan Garze Terrane and Yidun Volcanic Arc respectively (see Figure 2 for location).
 
 
 
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