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Geochemistry and Petrology of the Bellecombe Lava Sequence, Enclos Fouqué Caldera, Piton de la Fournaise Volcano (Réunion, France)

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Piton de la Fournaise is an active shield volcano located in the eastern area of the Réunion Island (Indian Ocean) whose activity is characterized by effusive and explosive episodes with the emission of scarcely differentiated magmas with mostly tholeiitic affinity. The presently active edifice has grown within the Enclos Fouqué caldera, a polylobate plain bounded on its western side by the 80–200 m high Bellecombe vertical cliffs. This escarpment exposes a vertical sequence of 12 lava flows cut by a dike with an age > 5.5 kyrs. In this work, the Bellecombe products were investigated by X-ray fluorescence, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy, a Scanning Electron Microscope and X-ray computed microtomography in order to characterize the evolution over time of the magmatic system feeding the eruptive activity prior to the Enclos Fouqué caldera collapse. The results indicate that lava flows share a geochemical affinity with the two main series documented at Piton de la Fournaise, namely, Steady State Basalts (SSB) at the bottom and top of the sequence and Abnormal basalt Group (AbG) with different degrees of differentiation in the central part. The emission of these two different products in both a restricted area and timespan testifies to the dynamic activity of the plumbing system, capable of shifting rapidly from central to eccentric activity in the recent past.
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insu-04462273 , version 1 (17-02-2024)

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Gabriele Lanzafame, Alexander Bolam, Andrea Di Muro, Silvia Portale, Sandro Donato, et al.. Geochemistry and Petrology of the Bellecombe Lava Sequence, Enclos Fouqué Caldera, Piton de la Fournaise Volcano (Réunion, France). Minerals, 2023, 13, ⟨10.3390/min13060751⟩. ⟨insu-04462273⟩
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