The Cenozoic alkaline volcanism of the Senegalo-Mauritania sedimentary basin presents an episodic long-lasting volcanic activity from the Eocene-Oligocene boundary up to the Quaternary. Two volcanic episodes are usually distinguished on stratigraphical grounds: a Miocene one and a Quaternary one separated by a period of quiescence of several million years corresponding to the main phase of lateritic weathering. The Tertiary lavas are highly silica-undersaturated alkaline rocks ranging from nephelinites to basanites. They contain nepheline and fassaite-type clinopyroxene in their mineralogy. The Quaternary lavas are more evolved with Hy-normative in comparison to the Tertiary ones; they are composed of basanites and medium to coarser-grained dolerites. The distribution of the REE and other incompatible elements are typical of alkaline lavas with generally strong LREE enrichment without significant Eu anomaly. The Cenozoic Cap-Vert lavas have OIB (oceanic islands basalts)-affinities as shown by their relatively radiogenic Nd and unradiogenic Sr characters closed to the HIMU-OIB. This suggests a HIMU-type end member in the magma sources which is fairly comparable to those erupted in the Canaries and Cape Verde archipelagoes during the same period.
The West African Atlantic margin is spotted by three main alkaline volcanic provinces: the Canary Archipelago, the Cape Verde Archipelago and the Cap-Vert peninsula (Dakar, Senegal). The Cap-Vert peninsula is located at the westernmost part of the Senegalo-Mauritania basin about 1000 km at the east of the Cape Verde Archipelago. The volcanic province (Figure 1) which extends further east onshore, is marked by large positive gravity anomalies in the Cap-Vert peninsula (110 mgal) and the Cayar Dome (160 mgal) identified by geophysics offshore [1] . It is subsequent to the opening of the Central Atlantic Ocean during the Lias, and related to the sub-meri- dional faults and the occurrence of E-W significant transverse fractures corresponding to the extension of oceanic transform faults on the continent.
Reference [2] was the first to suggest two eruptive rock series: one considered of Upper Cretaceous and the other of post-Meso-Nummulitic age. [3] confirmed the existence of these two series, but suggested stratigraphical
Coastal regions of Senegal: 1: zones of evaporates diapiric structures; 2: zones of regional positive gravimetric anomalies (>40 mgal); 3: Transform faults; 4: faults [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref4">4</xref>]
grounds during the Miocene age for the first occurence and an early Quaternary age for the second. Since the 50’s, many descriptive studies of volcanic occurrences have been carried out [4] .
References [4] [5] described an alkali syenite intrusion detectable only by drillingat Leona village (see Figure 1). This event can be connected with other activities occurring during the late Cretaceous along the West African Atlantic margin.
Reference [6] distinguished a Tertiary and a Quaternary volcanism separated by a ferruginous lateritic crust of Pliocene age. They presented an improved chronological framework for this volcanism based on K-Ar age determinations. These ages indicate an episodic long-lasting volcanic activity from Eocene-Oligocene boundary up to Quaternary in which the paroxysm is attained during the Serravallian and the Tortonian periods.
On the continental shelf, the activity of the Cenozoic volcanism is marked by intrusive rock sand hydrothermal vents in Paleozoic and Cretaceous sediments coinciding with the development of the Cayar Seamount and the volcanic eruptions on the Cape Verde archipelago [7] [8] .
Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain the geodynamic significance of this volcanism. [9] [10] interpreted the Quaternary volcanism as anintra-plate volcanism associated with the migration of hot spots activities. This hypothesis is refuted by the absence of gular distribution of radiometric ages across the volcanic province [6] . They interpret the Cap-Vert peninsula volcanism as broadly similar to those of the Cape Verde and the Canary archipelagoes by their geodynamic setting age and magmatic characteristics.
This paper deals the interpretation from new geochemical data of the evolution of the Cenozoic volcanism of the Cap-Vert peninsula in relation with its geodynamic environment. The results are discussed and compared with the two other provinces of the Canary and Cape Verde Archipelagoes.
2. Geological Setting
The Senegalo-Mauritania sedimentary basin is geologically pretty well known [4] [6] [11] . Sedimentation is related to half-basin tectonic activity which began in the Middle Jurassic time and was active until recent time [12] . Gravimetric studies indicate the existence of a rapid thinning of the continental crust to the West [1] . The oceanic crust appears to open a hundred miles off Dakar area [13] . The basin (Figure 2) shows a monoclinal structure slightly dipping to the west and cut by sub-meridional normal faults, delimiting horsts and grabens and WNW-ESE faults corresponding to the extension of transform faults on the continent on which is localized the Cape Verde archipelago [11] [14] . These faults delimit the exonded block of the Cap-Vert peninsula that separates the Triassic-Liassic Casamance-Guinea evaporites basins whose deposition coincides with the birth of the rift stage of the Central Atlantic associated with an important phase of tholeiitic magmatic activity [15] .
The magmatism acted along ancient zones of crustal weakness, which are related with inland extensions of transform faults. It is associated with two major tectonic events that occurred between the late Lutetian and late Eocene [16] , and the Neogene [17] . Two major structures of NNE-SSW and NW-SE directions associated with other secondary NE-SW and NS in the Cap-Vert peninsula are brought out by [18] . These structures are reactivated faults which are cut successively by those of NNE-SSW and NW-SE orientations. In fact, most of those structures arelistric faults reactivated during the Alpine tectonic phase until a recent time.
Schematic cross section of the Senegal basin from Bakel (E) to Dakar (W) ([<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref12">12</xref>] modified)
3. Lithological and Petrographical Characteristics3.1. The Tertiary Volcanism
The Tertiary volcanism consists about thirty small occurrences of hectometric to kilometric extension scattered over an area about 100 km long from Dakar to the east of Thiès (Figure 3(a)). Four geographical groups are characterized by their different products:
1) Ankaratrite, nephelinite, basanitelavas flows or sills with columnar structure well spread in the Cap-Vert peninsula (Gorée, Cap Manuel, Iles des Madeleines, Pointe de Fann). The columns are generally vertical and regular shaped with polygonal section and some are bowed toward the edge of the flow;
2) basanite and nephelinitedykes with pegmatitoid veins and tuffs of limited extension in the Rufisque area (Cap des Biches, Diokoul); The dykes oriented N20˚, intrude the paleogene limestone sand the contact is marked by a weak thermal metamorphism. The rocks contain numerous vesicles filled of calcite and zeolite elongate NNE to NE trends.
3) Intrusions of basanites and tuffs located at the intersection of WNW-ESE and sub-meridian main fractures in the Ndiass horst area (Khazabe, Thiéo, Bandia);
4) Andin the Thiès region where the main outcrop would correspond to the remains of a lava lake located in a maar [19] . It is a N-S elongated cliff with a limited extension constituted of basanites, dolerite and pegmatitoidgabbros from the periphery to the inner sides of the pluton.
Petrographical features:
1) Nephelinites with aphyrictexture are usually associated with porphyritic (or pegmatitoids) nephelinites with coarser doleritic texture. In the microliticfacies, phenocrystalor microcrystalolivine (75% to 90% Fo) are usually corroded by anhyalinemesostasis. The clinopyroxene with fassaite to diopside compositions (Wo 47 - 55 En 30 - 38, Fs 9 - 17) represent the main mineral phase of the rock. An hedralnepheline is associated with needles of apatite and fine grains of olivine and clinopyroxene in the mesostasis. In the porphyritic facies, the clinopyroxenes of fassaitetype (Wo 50 - 55 En 29 - 38, Fs 11 - 16) exhibit occasionally hourglass twinning oroscillatoryzonation features. A few tabular minerals of plagioclase (An 50% - 66%) are associated with olivine (66% to 84% Fo). Fine grains of apatite, zeolites, biotite and oxides are abundant in the rock.
2) The basanites are the most representative facies of this volcanism and are frequently associated with nephelinites. The common facies have aphyric texture and may have vacuolar structure with vesicles filled of calcite. The euhedral to subhedral crystals of olivine (67% to 85% Fo) are sometimes surrounded by a thinrim ofidding site. The clinopyroxene with augite compositions (Wo 47 - 52, En 31 - 41, Fs 10 - 15) are corroded by
Outcrops of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in Cap-Vert peninsula [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref6">6</xref>] : (a) Cap-Vert peninsula and Thiès areas; (b) The Cenozoic volcanism of the Head of the Cap-Vert peninsula. 1: Mesozoic province (Ndiass Horst), 2: Tertiary carbonates, 3: Outcrops of Tertiary volcanic rocks dated (RU 21.5, K-Ar ages in Ma) or not dated, 4: Quaternary volcanic province with different K-Ar ages, 5: Faults
the mesostasis. The microlitic plagioclases (An 52% - 80%) are relatively abundant. Oxides are grouped into fine granulesorin inclusion in olivine or clinopyroxen eminerals. The hyaline ground mass contains microcrystals of olivine, clinopyroxene, plagioclase andoxides.
3) In the Diack pluton, the basanites, dolerites, and gabbrosare arranged into aconcentric structure from the periphery to the inner parts of the pluton. In the dolerites, the clinopyroxenes with augitic composition (Wo 44 - 45, En 40 - 44, Fs 10 - 14) and the olivine (60% to 61% Fo) are grouped into the spaces between the plagioclase laths (An 44% - 63%). Oxides are abundant and exhibit a graphitic structure. The gabbros are composed of euhedral olivine (67% Fo) locally surrounded by a fringe of alteration of idding site. The plagioclases (An 44% - 52%) are abundant and partially saussuritized. Abundant oxides are associated with clinopyroxene.
3.2. The Quaternary Volcanism
The Quaternary volcanism is confined at the Head of the Cap-Vert peninsula commonly named Mamelles volcano (Figure 3(b)). The flows are inter bedded with sand dunes of Quaternary age and laid on the end-Tertiary laterite [4] [20] [21] .
From the bottom to the top, the Quaternary volcanismis divided into:
・ A lower unit consisting of tuffs and thin flows of olivinebasalts known only by drilling;
・ An intermediary unit is composed of dolerite sand basalts with aferruginous fringe of alteration;
・ An upper unit composed of volcanic flows corresponding to the Mamelles volcano with several phases of volcanic activities: a) maar deposits established during an initial phase of phreatomagmatic eruption; b) strombolian activity building acinder cone with emission of lavas at the base of the cone; c) edification of alava lakein a large crater by a ring collapsein the cone; d) eruption of doleritic cone-sheet feeding the terminal effusive phase.
These products are structured into four columnar or lamellar flows separated byscories and ferruginized sandy-claymaterial [22] . They contain centimetric sized vesicles elongatedin the direction of the flow and filled of zeoliteorcalcite material. Nearby the volcanic cone, the basanites flows contain abundant xenoliths of peridotite and gabbro. The basanites are overlaid by two doleritic flows separated by a horizon of alteration consisting off ragments of scories, basanites and dolerites cemented by ferruginous clay material. The upper doleritehasa coarser structure with abundant vesicles exhibiting trails of degassing.
Petrographical features:
The basanites with fluidal texture are composed of olivine (64% to 91% Fo) sometimes surrounded by a rim of iddingsite. Zoning clinopyroxene of augitic composition (Wo 45 - 50 En 36 - 44 Fs 10 - 15) are associated with abundant plagioclase (An 46% - 76%) in the upper flows. Oxides are usually included in plagioclase or in clinopyroxene crystals or dispersed in the mesostasis.
The dolerites with sub-ophitic to fluidal texture are composed of abundant laths of plagioclase with rare clinopyroxene and olivine crystals. In the upper dolerites, the plagioclase (An 27% - 56%) may represent the only mineral phase where it is associated with augitic clinopyroxene (Wo 31 - 47 En 38 - 49 Fs 11 - 24), olivine (58% - 83% Fo) partially idding sitized and Fe-Ti oxides.
4. Geochemical and Isotopic Study4.1. Analytical Methods
Twenty three samples (present study) associated with eighteen samples ([6] , unpublished data) were selected for major and trace element analysis (Table 1). Major and trace elements (including REE) were determined by ICP-AES and ICP-MS in CRPG (Nancy, France), following the procedure described by [23] . Nine representative samples were analyzed for Nd and Sr isotopic ratios ([6] , unpublished data) in Clermont-Ferrand on a Micromass VG54E mass spectrometer using triple Ta-Re and single Ta filaments, respectively (Table 2). The entire process is described by [24] .
4.2. Major Elements
The Cenozoic volcanic rocks exhibit distinctive geochemical compositions. The Tertiary lavas aresilica-under- saturated (40% - 48%) with Na2O/K2O ratios values varying between 2.12 and 4.94 except in the porphyritic (or pegmatitoids) nephelinites where these values are more important (7.91 and 40.75). They are characterized by
Major and trace elements concentrations (DK samples are from Crévola et al., 1994, unpublished data)
Tertiary volcanism
Samples.
1
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
DK18
DK13
DK15
DK14
DK1
DK17
DK16
DK3
DK2
DK6
DK7
DK8
SiO2
41.72
41.58
39.26
41.14
42.46
39.39
39.87
38.76
42.33
47.85
47.22
40.46
41.50
39.80
43.34
39.96
45.31
46.91
40.81
40.62
40.60
39.56
47.21
Al2O3
11.51
11.71
13.12
11.55
13.49
12.14
12.55
15.91
12.23
13.62
15.95
11.67
12.00
12.80
14.02
12.63
13.20
13.20
12.03
12.96
17.27
11.26
13.55
Fe2O3
13.41
12.56
10.42
12.39
11.41
11.57
11.91
12.09
12.37
11.57
11.93
11.67
13.10
11.80
12.03
11.85
11.43
11.14
10.94
11.49
10.39
11.96
11.85
MnO
0.19
0.19
0.17
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.20
0.22
0.20
0.16
0.19
0.19
0.20
2.00
0.19
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.20
0.16
MgO
12.72
12.73
7.69
12.25
9.15
11.71
10.62
5.80
10.77
9.80
3.52
12.07
11.30
11.10
9.26
11.05
11.94
11.23
12.82
11.14
4.90
13.53
9.69
CaO
12.84
12.33
15.95
12.56
12.05
14.97
14.55
13.77
12.32
10.06
8.74
15.38
12.40
14.40
12.72
14.83
11.64
11.99
15.53
14.86
11.08
14.33
10.48
Na2O
2.64
2.73
3.30
2.72
3.46
1.97
2.94
4.69
4.10
2.86
4.86
2.84
3.54
2.83
3.39
3.41
2.83
2.85
3.12
3.29
5.58
3.04
3.16
K2O
0.96
0.85
1.56
0.69
1.00
0.25
0.26
0.12
0.88
0.76
2.02
1.08
0.92
0.27
1.17
7.00
1.14
0.90
0.76
0.68
2.50
0.73
0.64
TiO2
2.50
1.82
2.07
1.80
1.96
1.96
2.05
1.99
2.22
1.55
2.49
2.13
2.50
2.04
2.04
2.37
2.14
1.80
1.97
3.08
1.68
1.93
1.43
P2O5
0.83
0.90
2.77
0.85
0.84
0.89
1.00
1.59
0.58
0.28
1.02
1.05
0.90
1.05
0.91
0.94
0.58
0.57
0.93
0.76
1.62
1.04
0.51
PF
0.88
1.77
2.61
2.80
2.92
4.31
4.10
5.17
2.37
1.26
1.87
1.84
1.66
4.42
2.66
1.59
0.66
0.76
1.32
1.42
3.61
2.18
1.03
Total
100
99.16
98.92
98.93
98.91
99.37
100
100
100
99.76
99.80
100
100
100.71
101.73
99.48
101.04
101.51
100
100
99.40
99.76
99.71
NaO/K2O
2.75
3.19
2.12
3.96
3.46
7.91
11.12
40.75
4.65
3.78
2.41
2.63
3.85
10.48
2.90
5.01
2.48
3.17
4.11
4.84
2.23
4.16
4.94
Ne'
11.7
10.5
13.7
9.75
10.1
8.63
13.4
21.2
19.2
0
10.6
13
15.3
13
12.5
15.6
7.11
4.43
14.3
15.1
25.58
1.35
13.9
Co
83.3
77.9
82.6
76.6
73.8
69.8
68.2
55.9
78.4
123
49.9
72
76
73
60
82
69
67
74
65
42
64
59
Cr
447
399
99.6
386
217
400
362
12.2
393
467
43
386
358
335
203
258
577
548
577
531
18
356
49
Cs
0.37
0.37
0.26
0.36
0.93
0.39
0.27
0.48
1.26
0.88
1.53
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Hf
5.28
3.30
3.75
3.62
4.55
6.69
4.53
3.05
4.69
2.22
4.67
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Nb
80.9
61.1
108
61.6
99.8
118
156
236
122
39.1
156
91
119
118
104
96
88
54
103
98
134
46
84
Ni
371
301
105
289
142
217
199
54.4
260
305
50.5
298
293
172
120
210
307
306
269
201
59
236
308
Rb
27.9
23.1
55.6
17.6
26.7
14.2
12.1
8.82
44.4
24.9
63.9
31
30
11
30
23
34
18
23
27
89
24
29
Sr
802
828
1540
872
1997
2732
2799
3571
802
552
843
1583
709
2812
1490
1302
784
694
1073
1011
1774
579
1088
Ta
7.26
4.14
7.45
4.61
6.11
6.81
7.74
11.01
9.88
3.39
11.38
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Th
5.27
5.11
9.67
5.44
11.85
10.77
12.17
18.23
5.74
2.20
8.80
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
U
1.25
1.24
2.09
1.28
3.64
2.59
3.18
4.79
1.38
0.53
2.10
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
V
228
191
225
180
196
227
268
314
249
218
232
233
220
242
206
219
242
220
220
284
202
179
197
Y
25
25
38.6
25.9
28.8
29.7
33.6
40.4
24.9
20.6
36.4
29
27
31
31
27
24
23
25
22
33
29
21
Zr
212
152
201
155
222
329
257
257
227
99.2
250
182
228
226
212
165
231
156
200
212
156
89
178
La
45.62
55.40
112.90
57.99
103
87.63
97.77
140
42.32
17.59
65.04
80.90
49.50
88.30
101.00
83.52
47.20
38.40
82.41
84.64
107
44.34
74.00
Ce
88.57
107.70
216.10
113.40
174
164
181.60
252
78.71
34.32
118.30
158
95.2
167
176
155
92.6
77.5
152
101
184.8
74.65
141
Pr
10.43
12.40
23.85
13.05
18.60
18.27
19.71
26.42
8.90
4.08
12.90
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Nd
41.61
48.29
89.79
50.68
67.47
67.26
72.25
92.71
34.46
16.79
48.19
66.10
41.60
67.90
67.30
63.27
40.17
34.30
63.12
46.02
72.14
28.67
61.60
Sm
8.44
9.02
15.65
9.54
11.42
11.45
11.92
14.58
6.82
3.78
9.08
9.23
7.75
9.80
10.70
12.25
5.17
5.98
11.75
9.43
13.02
6.20
11.93
Eu
2.73
2.79
4.68
2.90
3.52
3.42
3.65
4.26
2.28
1.37
2.98
2.47
2.15
2.52
2.73
3.51
1.40
1.78
3.26
2.77
3.72
1.88
3.52
Gd
7.42
7.46
12.55
7.57
9.14
9.00
9.60
11.60
6.20
4.02
8.47
7.90
6.81
8.08
8.48
9.77
4.90
5.68
9.18
8.01
10.07
5.73
9.59
Tb
1.02
1.02
1.62
1.08
1.18
1.22
1.28
1.52
0.87
0.62
1.21
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Dy
5.39
5.34
8.38
5.64
6.13
6.21
6.55
7.77
4.73
3.58
6.78
5.68
4.95
6.07
5.87
5.68
4.46
4.21
5.38
4.92
6.71
4.23
6.10
Ho
0.92
0.91
1.37
0.95
1.02
1.05
1.11
1.33
0.82
0.67
1.20
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Er
2.32
2.21
3.36
2.37
2.62
2.67
2.83
3.49
2.05
1.76
3.11
2.32
2.24
2.70
2.67
2.36
1.85
1.88
2.24
2.00
2.94
1.94
2.49
Tm
0.30
0.29
0.43
0.31
0.35
0.37
0.38
0.47
0.28
0.24
0.42
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Yb
1.83
1.79
2.51
1.87
2.10
2.26
2.36
2.92
1.70
1.46
2.66
1.34
1.71
1.89
1.99
1.72
1.14
1.35
1.64
1.44
2.23
1.54
1.81
Lu
0.28
0.26
0.35
0.28
0.31
0.34
0.34
0.42
0.25
0.22
0.38
0.16
0.24
0.24
0.27
0.31
0.14
0.19
0.30
0.25
0.37
0.26
0.29
Table 1 (end) (DK samples are from [6] (unpublished data).
normative nepheline (9% to 25%) with the exception indoleriticfacies showing normative hypersthene and weakly differentiated with mg numbers ranging from 0.38 to 0.70. On the (Na2O + K2O) versus SiO2 diagram [25] , they spread from nephelinites, basanites, tephritesto basalts and hawaiites (Figure 4). The Quaternary lavas are relatively more siliceous (48% - 52%) and more sodic with Na2O/K2O ratios values ranging between 2.06 and 8.70. They have low normative nepheline content (1% and 8%) while doleritic facies show normative hypersthene. Their geochemical classification spreads from hawaiites, basalts totrachy-andesites. They are weakly differentiated with mg numbers ranging from 0.37 to 0.62. The upper dolerites are more aluminous (17.92%), more siliceous (52.17%) and more ferrous (12.54%) than other underlying basanites and dolerites.
The Al2O3 exhibits a positive correlation with the degree of silica saturation, whereas MgO, , CaO, Na2O, P2O5, TiO2, MnO and Al2O3/CaO are negatively correlated with the degree of silica saturation (Figure 5). These variations suggest differentiation processes dominated by clinopyroxene fractionation in the Cenozoic lavas.
4.3. Trace Elements
The concentrations of trace elements exhibit substantial differences between Tertiary and Quaternary rocks. The compatible elements (Cr, Ni, Co, Sc and V) are generally more abundant in Tertiary lavas, indicating various extents of fractionation of ferro-magnesian minerals whereas in the Quaternary lavas, the concentrations of these elements are less abundant.
Sr and Nd isotopic datasof Cenozoic volcanic rocks ([<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref6">6</xref>] unpublished datas)
Quaternary volcanism
Sample
6
17
25
26
27
28
14
A
16
19
29
18
DK12
DK11
DK5
DK10
DK4
DK9
SiO2
48.23
47.54
46.91
47.90
48.24
47.97
50.27
49.35
51.30
50.65
50.51
47.13
48.42
51.72
46.90
49.84
48.20
51.75
Al2O3
14.80
15.04
14.60
14.87
14.69
14.66
17.27
14.90
14.72
14.69
15.44
14.82
15.18
15.21
14.92
15.60
15.08
14.66
Fe2O3
10.41
10.61
9.81
10.32
10.96
10.82
12.08
11.30
10.44
9.71
10.63
10.26
10.91
10.30
10.46
10.71
10.89
10.91
MnO
0.13
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.11
0.15
0.14
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.13
MgO
7.88
7.99
7.83
7.40
8.41
8.20
3.52
7.04
7.33
7.39
5.56
7.98
7.18
7.24
8.21
7.26
7.76
7.01
CaO
7.33
8.00
9.42
8.75
8.59
7.91
6.83
8.88
9.01
8.50
9.07
9.07
7.84
8.96
8.32
9.36
8.36
8.73
Na2O
4.06
4.79
4.30
3.89
3.66
4.51
3.78
3.72
3.94
3.78
4.05
4.16
5.05
4.01
4.20
3.84
4.74
3.95
K2O
1.97
1.46
1.52
1.43
1.24
1.68
0.59
1.04
0.69
0.76
0.47
1.45
1.62
0.61
1.43
0.70
1.51
0.63
TiO2
2.18
2.13
1.89
1.90
1.81
2.13
1.61
1.70
1.52
1.49
1.55
1.88
2.12
1.35
2.00
1.43
1.86
1.54
P2O5
0.69
0.60
0.56
0.59
0.50
0.55
0.30
0.47
0.33
0.34
0.33
0.58
0.53
0.36
0.60
0.34
0.61
0.40
PF
2.66
1.07
1.84
1.97
1.19
0.88
3.63
1.16
-0.04
1.86
1.85
1.69
0.58
nd
2.48
0.57
0.51
0.03
Total
100
99.36
98.80
99.13
99.41
99.43
99.99
99.70
99.39
99.28
99.56
99.15
99.55
99.88
99.64
99.78
99.65
99.74
NaO/K2O
2.06
3.29
2.83
2.72
2.95
2.69
6.37
3.58
5.68
4.97
8.70
2.87
3.12
6.57
2.94
5.49
3.14
6.27
Ne'
2.93
8.01
8.33
2.62
1.29
8.82
0
0
0
0
0
6.52
8.52
0
5.72
0
7.76
0
Co
54.9
56.9
68.3
84.9
68.8
67.5
54.7
57.1
70.5
47.2
60.6
50.8
55
63
51
65
60
60
Cr
238
253
225
239
262
307
274
257
237
215
242
215
246
261
236
244
257
35
Cs
0.66
1.66
0.36
0.43
0.20
0.58
0.23
0.41
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Hf
4.34
4.08
3.45
3.59
3.14
3.81
2.55
2.88
2.15
2.30
2.29
3.73
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Nb
66.5
58.2
52.8
53.3
46.1
55.8
30.1
41.2
30.6
31.1
32.1
51.5
56
31
59
27
57
33
Ni
226
231
215
212
237
268
151
218
136
125
116
190
229
146
199
197
227
140
Rb
57.4
17.2
40.9
38
28.2
45
12.3
25.4
15.3
16.9
4.47
37.4
39
17
35
19
44
17
Sr
858
749
772
741
674
714
442
595
466
433
487
742
710
496
768
491
758
451
Ta
5.01
4.54
3.84
3.92
3.20
4.19
1.76
2.71
1.89
1.80
1.86
3.80
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Th
4.56
5.23
4.07
4.17
3.51
3.79
2.88
2.87
2.77
3.18
3.16
4.60
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
U
0.63
1.19
0.79
0.94
0.72
0.86
0.67
0.73
0.48
0.82
0.67
1.09
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
V
114
141
126
131
136
137
97.2
138
133
122
131
132
145
134
146
47
151
143
Y
18.9
20.2
19.8
20.6
20.4
19.7
23.6
19.9
16.6
16.9
19.1
20.3
19
17
20
42
21
19
Zr
181
161
148
149
132
154
86.1
113
79.4
84.4
87.3
148
143
71
146
74
156
79
La
37.71
34.88
32.84
33.44
30.07
30.80
36.95
27.79
24.36
26.26
26.19
33.88
28.88
24.46
33.80
36.91
33.68
25.65
Ce
68.64
64.48
61.09
61.81
55.47
56.23
52.74
51.44
43.70
47.24
46.39
63.01
51.03
49.13
63.23
38.26
67.13
48.37
Pr
7.92
7.45
7.02
7.15
6.55
6.53
7.84
6.00
4.79
5.18
5.25
7.30
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Nd
32.13
30.07
28.05
28.85
26.13
26.89
31.49
24.51
18.55
20.02
20.67
29.40
26.79
18.56
28.39
26.53
28.39
19.49
Sm
7.14
6.65
6.26
6.38
5.82
6.37
7.17
5.37
4.09
4.38
4.66
6.41
6.98
4.69
6.64
6.62
6.89
4.67
Eu
2.48
2.33
2.18
2.22
2.06
2.21
2.53
1.89
1.56
1.62
1.67
2.28
2.25
1.64
2.26
2.22
2.27
1.65
Gd
6.52
6.21
5.64
5.78
5.36
5.69
7.08
5.27
4.26
4.49
4.60
6.08
6.58
4.78
6.20
7.93
6.41
4.75
Tb
0.87
0.87
0.79
0.82
0.78
0.82
1.01
0.76
0.62
0.65
0.69
0.85
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Dy
4.31
4.57
4.20
4.37
4.18
4.30
5.37
4.03
3.36
3.58
3.83
4.49
4.35
3.43
4.39
5.54
4.43
3.75
Ho
0.68
0.75
0.71
0.74
0.70
0.71
0.90
0.70
0.59
0.62
0.68
0.75
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Er
1.51
1.81
1.71
1.75
1.67
1.68
2.17
1.76
1.45
1.57
1.67
1.82
1.72
1.53
1.70
2.54
1.77
1.61
Tm
0.18
0.23
0.22
0.23
0.22
0.22
0.27
0.22
0.19
0.21
0.23
0.23
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
Yb
1.01
1.36
1.27
1.34
1.29
1.20
1.65
1.34
1.18
1.25
1.33
1.42
1.11
1.12
1.25
1.61
1.30
1.28
Lu
0.13
0.18
0.17
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.24
0.19
0.16
0.17
0.19
0.20
0.17
0.22
0.21
0.29
0.23
0.23
Distribution of Tertiary lavas (diamond) and Quaternary lavas (triangle) on the alkali versus silica diagram [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref25">25</xref>]
Plots of SiO<sub>2 </sub>vs oxides for the Cenozoic volcanic rocks: diamond (Quaternary basanites), square (Quaternary dolerite), triangle (Tertiary nephelinites), cross (Tertiary basanites), asterisk (Tertiary dolerites), round (Tertiary gabbro).
The thorium considered as a strongly hygromagmaphile element shows a positive correlation with the incompatible elements and a negative correlation with the compatible elements (Figure 6). Compatible elements exhibit small variations in the Quaternary rocks whereas the values observed in the Tertiary rocks are notably different according to thorium contents.
The distribution of the rare-earth elements (REE) is typical of alkaline lavas, with generally strong light-REE
Selected compatible and incompatible elements as function of thorium concentrations of Cenozoic volcanic rocks: diamond (Quaternary rocks), square (Tertiary rocks).
(LREE) enrichments defining regularly sloping patterns without significant Eu-anomaly (Figure 7). Tertiary lavas are the most enriched with high values of LaN (120 - 320) and large variations of La/Yb (28 - 60), whereas the Quaternary spectra are much less enriched and more homogeneous with LaN < 100 and La/Yb varying from 20 to 27.
The good correlations formerly observed between thorium and trace elements and the parallelism of the representative REE patterns suggest in first approximation a common magmatic source. The Y/N bratios (0.17 - 0.78) and (La/Yb)N values (8.63 - 34.98) are closed to those alkali basalts where Y/Nb < 1 and(La/Yb)N > 12.
The spider-diagrams (Figure 8) show a continuous enrichment from Yb to Nb followed by a sharp (in Tertiary lavas) or moderate (in Quaternary lavas) decrease of K and Rbto normalized concentrations. The characters as the Nb culminating patterns, the negative K-anomaly and the LILE enrichment, with low La/Nb, Rb/Nb, K/Nb, Th/Nb, Zr/Nb and Ba/Laratios make them similar to oceanic islands basalts, particularly HIMU-type oceanic basalts [26] .
Chondrite-normalized REE patterns of the Cenozoic volcanic rocks: pink (Tertiary rocks), black (Quaternary rocks). Normalizing C1 and OIB (oceanic islands basalts) values from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref32">32</xref>]
Primitive mantle-normalized trace elements abundance of the Cenozoic volcanic rocks: pink (Tertiary rocks), black (Quaternary rocks). Normalizing primitive mantle and OIB (oceanic islands basalts) values from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref32">32</xref>]
The enriched character of the Tertiaryrocks compared to the Quaternary rocks could be explained by a subcontinental enriched mantle source or an interaction of metasomatic fluids with the magmatic source just before the melting. The prophyritic (or pegmatitoids) nephelinites which are significantly more enriched than other Tertiary and Quaternarylavas, contained apatite, amphibole, biotite and calcite interpreted as an early interaction of magma with fluid phases rich in H2O and CO2 ([19] [27] [28] ). The hypothesis of a metasomatized source could be explained by the enrichment of K, Rb, Ba, Sr, LREE and HFSE which are highly solublein aqueous solutions according to [29] -[31] . Moreover the low values of Hf/Sm ratiosin Tertiary (0.21 to 0.63) and Quaternary (0.36 to 0.61) lavas compared to those of primitive mantle (0.695) of [32] are in accordance with metasomatic fluids rich in carbonates [33] [34] . These results are in agreement with the detailed studies on mantle xenoliths and lavas of the Cenozoic Cape Verde archipelagoes volcanism which have shown kimberlitic or carbonatitic melts at the origin of metasomatic fluids [35] [36] .
4.4. The Isotopic Results
The Nd and Sr isotopes [6] , (unpubl. data) of nine samples from the Tertiary and Quaternary volcanism cover the total duration of the volcanic activity and are representative of the groups previously defined (Table 3).
All the Tertiarylavas are characterized by low radiogenic Srvalues (0.703064 - 0.703254) and positive ԐNd (+5.07 to +6.5) excepted porphyritic (or pegmatitoids) nephelinites which are more radiogenic Sr (0.704105 - 0.704652) for comparable ԐNd values (+4.92 to +5.56). Moreover, the Quaternary lavas are slightly less Sr radiogenic (0.70299 to 0.70302) with positive ԐNd (+5.48 to +5.79). The quaternary rock DK 10 differs from others, with more radiogenic Sr(0.70320) and less radiogenic Nd (ԐNd = +3.26). This high 87Sr/86Sr value could be interpreted as reflecting the effects of alteration which modified the magmatic Sr isotopic signatures.
The weak radiogenic strontium and more radiogenic neodymium with positive ԐNd (+3.26 to +6.5) are intermediary between DMM and HIMU OIB-type suggesting an origin from a mantle less depleted than those of ocean ridges basalts (Figure 9). These results are fairly similar of those obtained in the Cape Verde Archipelagoes [38] .
Several lines of evidence indicate that the studied volcanic rocks did not suffer from significant crustal contamination. The existence of mantle xenoliths and the lack of differentiated lavas suggest that the magmas were not retained long enough within the crust to be contaminated. A possible contamination by lithospheric crust may be considered to explain the increase of silica contents in Quaternarylavas. According to [39] , the average Nb/U values for the MORB and OIBis fixed at 47 ± 10 and any increase in this ratio associated with the decrease of uranium values, could be interpreted as the result of acrustal influence. The latest magmatic manifestations during the Tertiary period (Diack pluton) which outcrop at the eastern parts of the volcanic province have relatively high Nb/U ratios (64 - 88) compared to the Quaternary lavas (63 - 106) which are localized at the western parts of the basin at the front of the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, these rocks from Diack pluton have higher values of Zr/U (119 - 288) and Nb/Th (11 - 21) than the other rocks which show no crustal contamination as evidenced by their low Nb/U (45 - 51), Zr/U (53 - 95) and Nb/Th (11 - 12) values (Figures 10(a)-(c)).
5. Discussions and Conclusions
The Cenozoic volcanism of the Cap-Vert peninsula is marked by a magmatic activity spread over 35 Ma, from Late Eocene up to Middle Pleistocene. It belongs to the last magmatic episode known in the western and the northwestern parts of the West Africa during the Permian up to the Quaternary. It is characterized by different periods of activities where no age progression is related to the geographic localization of outcrops as it is shown on the map (cf. Figure 3(a)). This volcanism is moderately to strongly alkaline with sodic affinity and weakly differentiated during his activity. The lack of any evolved products could be explained by a short time residence in the magmatic chamber. However, the Quaternary lavas are more sodic, less alkaline and relatively more differentiated in comparison to the Tertiary one.
The Cap-Vert peninsula volcanism is previously interpreted as anintra-plate volcanism associated with the migration of hot spot activities [9] [10] . On the basis of K-Ar ages data, the Cap-Vert peninsula volcanism is contemporary to the Cape Verde and Canary archipelagoes volcanism by their ages of their manifestations and their geodynamic significance [6] .
In fact, the evolution of the Cap-Vert peninsula volcanism is characterized by different periods of magmatic activities (Table 3). The early ages of this manifestation are recorded around the Middle Eocene specifically
K-Ar ages of the Cap-Vert peninsula volcanic rocks and comparison with Cape Verde (CVA) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref38">38</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref41">41</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref43">43</xref>] and Canary (CANA) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref44">44</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref45">45</xref>] archipelagoes duration of volcanism. Samples with asterisk (*) are from the PASMI (unpublished report 2009) and the others from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref6">6</xref>]
Ref. Samples
(87Sr/86Sr)i
143Nd/144Nd
ԐNd
Quaternary volcanism
DK11
0.702994
0.512935
5.79
DK10
0.703196
0.512805
3.26
DK4
0.703016
0.512919
5.48
Tertiary volcanism
DK18
0.704076
0.51289
4.92
DK13
0.703254
0.512971
6.5
DK14
0.704636
0.512923
5.56
DK1
0.703191
0.512932
5.74
DK3
0.703064
0.512898
5.07
DK8
0.702908
0.51293
5.7
Distribution of Tertiary (III) and Quaternary (IV) volcanic rocks in the <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr vs ԐNd diagram (datas of Cape Verde archipelagoes from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref38">38</xref>] ). The DMM, HIMU, EMI and EMII domains are defined by [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref37">37</xref>]
between 48 and 45 Ma by [40] . The first manifestation of this volcanism occurred during Oligocene (35 to 20 Ma) and is marked by magmatic intrusions in the Paleocene limestones. The peak of this volcanism is recorded during the Miocene (14 to 5 Ma). It is widely spread in Dakar and the eastern parts of the peninsula, up to Thiès area. The last manifestation is dated during the Pleistocene (1.4 to 0.5 Ma) and is only localized in the Head of Cap-Vert peninsula known as the Mamelles volcano.
The ages recorded in the Cape Verde and Canary Archipelagoes volcanism are relatively more recent in comparison to those observed in the Cap-Vert peninsula. In the Cape Verde Archipelago, the first events of the Cenozoic volcanism are dated around 25.6 Ma in the Old Eruptive Complex of Sal Island [38] [41] - [43] ; the paroxysm of his activity was reached during the Miocene (16.3 and 5.6 Ma) and continued during the Quaternary age (1.06 to 0.6 Ma). In the Canary Archipelago, the first manifestations are recorded around 20 Main Lanzarote and Fuerteventura Islands; this activity continued in Gran Canary, Tenerife and La Gomera Islands between 15 to 8 Ma and lately in Palma and HierroIslands [44] [45] .
In the Senegalo-Mauritanian basin, an early plutonicalkaline phase took place in the early Maastrichtian. Then the Cenozoic volcanism began in the Cap-Vert peninsula at the limit Eocene-Oligocene and continued up to 0.6 Ma, while it was still active in Cape Verde (Fogo Island) and Canary Islands (Tenerife and La Palma).
This Cenozoic volcanism is connected to the uplift of lithospheric blocks in response to the Alpine tectonic events occurring in the northwestern Africa. In the Cape Verde and most of the Canary Archipelagoes, the volcanism was at first submarine and becoming subaerial later while in the Cap-Vert peninsula and possibly the easternmost Canary Islands, the volcanism sets on a transitional crust [4] [46] [47] .
In fact, in all these three provinces, the Cenozoic magmatism is strongly alkaline and mainly undersatured, with olivine nephelinites and olivine-melilite nephelinites being fairly common. However, the volcanic series of
(a), (b), (c)―Incompatible elements ratios evolutions in the Cenozoic volcanism of Cap Vert peninsula: diamond (Quaternary basanites), square (Quaternary dolerite), triangle (Tertiary nephelinites), cross (Tertiary basanites), asterisk (Tertiary dolerites), round (Tertiary gabbro). The shaded portion corresponds to the Nb/U ratios values 47 ± 10 of OIB and MORB values [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref39">39</xref>] .
Comparisons of incompatible trace elements concentrations of mafic lavas from the Cape Verde archipelagoes (pink field defined by n = 26, 5 10%, [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref43">43</xref>] . and Canary archipelagoes (blue field defined by n = 25, MgO > 8%, [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref48">48</xref>] . with the Cap Vert peninsula (present study) normalized to the primitive mantle compositions [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51834-ref32">32</xref>]
the Cap-Vertpeninsula remain less differentiated in comparison to the Cape Verde and Canary archipelagoes ones, where mildly alkaline to transitional series are reported [38] [43] . In spite of these differences, they exhibit similar geochemical characteristics as it is shown by the variations of trace elements (Figure 11). Dy/Yb (2.45 - 4.24) and Zr/Hf (33 - 48) ratios are close enough to those obtained in Canary Island (2.8 - 3.6 and 24 - 39) [44] [48] and in Cape Verde archipelago (2.3 - 4.06 and 35 - 69) [41] . Furthermore radiogenic isotopic compositions are characterized by low 87Sr/86Sr values and high 143Nd/144Nd, suggesting that all these Cenozoic volcanic provinces share fairly a common sub-lithospheric mantle source.
The heterogeneity of the Cenozoic volcanism source in the Cape Verde and the Canary Archipelagoes is widely discussed [38] [43] [48] . In the Cape Verde archipelagoes, this heterogeneity is marked by the contribution of HIMU and DMM component in the magmatic sources of the Northern Islands as it is shown by their high 143Nd/144Nd values comparable of those observed in Cap-Vert peninsula volcanism, whereas the EM1 component is restricted to the Southern Islands (CVS) sources where the 143Nd/144Nd values are lower.
The sources of this volcanism are related to the sub-lithospheric plume channeling processes which are beginning at the Triassic-Jurassic stage in the realm of the future central Atlantic Ocean. This process has continued throughout the Cenozoic stage leading to alkaline magmatism along a north-northeast trend with decreasing ages from the Cape Verde archipelago up to Europe [49] . Such a model could explain the early manifestations of this volcanism in the Cap-Vert peninsula as compared to Cape Verde and Canary Archipelagoes.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Professors Gilbert Crévola and Christian Moreau for supplementary analytical data for the production of this document and to Umberto Cordani and Pierre Barbey for help to improve the presentation of the document.
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