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Providencia Island:
A Miocene Stratovolcano on the Lower
Nicaraguan Rise, Western Caribbean—
A Geological Enigma Resolved
By Alan L. Smith, M. John Roobol,
Glen S. Mattioli, George E. Daly,
and Joan E. Fryxell
PROVIDENCIA ISLAND Providencia is the only example of subaerial volca-
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nism on the Lower Nicaraguan Rise. In this volume,
the authors examine this volcanism and the geo-
A Miocene Stratovolcano on the Lower Nicaraguan Rise,
logical history of the western Caribbean and the
Western Caribbean— A Geological Enigma Resolved
Lower Nicaraguan Rise, whose origin and role in
the development of the Caribbean plate has been
described as enigmatic and poorly understood.
While the Providencia alkaline suite is similar to
others within the Western Caribbean Alkaline
Province, its subalkaline suite is unique, hav-
ing no equivalent within the province. In order
to unravel its complex history and evolution,
this volume presents new and previously
published results for the geology, geochem-
istry, petrology, and isotopic ages from the
Providencia island group.

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