Bulletin of Volcanology

, Volume 68, Issue 7–8, pp 599–610 | Cite as

Pahoehoe flows from the central Paraná Continental Flood Basalts

  • Breno L. Waichel
  • Evandro F. de Lima
  • Romulo Lubachesky
  • Carlos A. Sommer
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Abstract

Inflated and compound pahoehoe flows have been identified within the central Paraná Continental Flood Basalts based upon their morphology, surface features, and internal zonation. Pahoehoe flow features have been studied at five localities in the western portion of Paraná State, Brazil: Ponte Queimada, Toledo, Rio Quitéria, Matelândia and Cascavel. We have interpreted the newly recognized flow features using concepts of Hawaiian pahoehoe formation and emplacement that have been previously applied to the Columbia River Basalt and Deccan Plateau. Surface features and/or internal structure typical from pahoehoe lavas are observed in all studied areas and features like inflation clefts, squeeze-ups, breakouts, and P-type lobes with two levels of pipe vesicles are indicative of inflation in these flows. The thinner, compound pahoehoe flows are predominantly composed of P-type lobes and probably emerged at the end of large inflated flows on shallow slopes. The presence of vesicular cores in the majority of compound lobes and the common occurrence of segregation structures suggests high water content in the pahoehoe lavas from the central PCFB. More volcanological studies are necessary to determinate the rheology of lavas and refine emplacement models.

Keywords

Pahoehoe flows Flood basalts Inflation Central Paraná CFB 
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Notes

Acknowledgements

We thank S. Self, N. Bondre, K. Hon and C. Solana for their valuable comments and constructive reviews.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Breno L. Waichel
    • 1
  • Evandro F. de Lima
    • 2
  • Romulo Lubachesky
    • 2
  • Carlos A. Sommer
    • 2
  1. 1.Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná—UNIOESTERua Universitária 1619CascavelBrazil
  2. 2.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul—UFRGSPorto AlegreBrazil

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