Bibliographic citations
Acevedo, M., (2017). Modelamiento geoquímico de la cristalización del magma con simulación de Monte Carlo: Complejo Val Fredda, Batolito del Adamello, Norte de Italia [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/12355
Acevedo, M., Modelamiento geoquímico de la cristalización del magma con simulación de Monte Carlo: Complejo Val Fredda, Batolito del Adamello, Norte de Italia [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/12355
@misc{renati/708829,
title = "Modelamiento geoquímico de la cristalización del magma con simulación de Monte Carlo: Complejo Val Fredda, Batolito del Adamello, Norte de Italia",
author = "Acevedo Zamora, Marco Andrés",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2017"
}
This work focuses on the geochemical modeling of fractional crystallization on Val Fredda Complex, an early igneous product at the southern end of the Adamello Batholith, Northern Italy. A new tool is given to understand the genesis of igneous rocks, a major component of the Earth´s crust, and perform mining exploration of Porphyry Copper Systems. The modeling was done with Monte Carlo Simulation in the platform of the software “R Studio”. The study case is an excellently documented example of a relatively small intrusive igneous complex, where the geological processes happened without obliterating the necessary evidence to study magma evolution at great depth. These are mafic sill swarms emplaced inside of a felsic intrusion, reaching limited magma interaction and mixing. New fieldwork, petrographic and geochemical observations are given, and they help to obtain a unified interpretation of the geological model. Chapter I is the Introduction and presents the study case together with the general background and problematic of using Geochemistry to study igneous rocks. Also, the thesis objectives, scope and methodology are presented. Chapter II includes the theoretical framework used to construct the geochemical model. The most relevant information about the partition coefficient, fractional crystallization and Monte Carlo Simulation is given. Chapter III explains the study case (Val Fredda Complex), mentioning important regional, district and local geologic aspects. Over 40 years of interpretations at different scales are unified. Chapter IV comprises the methodology, describing the field sampling with maps and photos, together with the sample preparation and analyses to carry out petrographic and whole rock geochemical studies. The most relevant information of the macro- and microscopic sample descriptions, paragenetic sequence, and Geochemistry is presented. Also, our whole rock chemical analyses and data of previous authors to have almost 200 samples in the database of ioGAS and gain representativeness. Chapter V delineates the geochemical modeling that was used to understand fractional crystallization processes occurring at depth, making some relevant hypotheses of the chemical composition of the sills and presenting a result summary. The script was configured to run 4’617’295 times and be able to modify the type of geological conditions used in the FILTER phase to discard unrealistic melt composition simulations (adjust the model). Chapter VI interprets the magmatic evolution of Val Fredda Complex, indicating that it was dominated by hornblende crystallization. It proposes 2 alternatives to interpret the “evolution paths” that occurred at great depth, in line with the interpretations of the mineral paragenesis. Later in the chapter, an application of the modeling for mining exploration is proposed. Finally, the thesis conclusions are given in a logic order, regarding the field campaign and local geology, Geochemistry and modeling. After, recommendations are given to keep studying the Val Fredda Complex and developing the geochemical modelling.
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