Composición química de granitos batolíticos de las sierras pampeanas

Se describe en esta contribución la metodología químico-analítica y los resultados obtenidos mediante la misma a los efectos de la determinación de elementos mayoritarios y trazas en cuerpos graníticos mayores de las Sierras Pampeanas. Los óxidos mayoritarios SiO 2 , TiO 2 , Al 2 0 3 , Fe 2 0 3 (total), MnO, MgO ; CaO, Na 2 O, K 2 O yP 2 O 5 y los elementos traza Rb, Sr, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, V, Y, Nb y Zr fueron determinados por espectrometría de fluorescencia de rayos X en rocas granitoides de los batolitos de Achala, Capillitas y la Sierra de Velasco. Se efectuó un estudio de precisión y exactitud de las determinaciones mediante la comparación con patrones de roca internacionales

Paleoproterozoic source contributions to the São Roque Group sedimentation: LA-MC-ICPMS U-Pb dating and Sm-Nd systematics of clasts from metaconglomerates of the Boturuna Formation

The São Roque Group is characterized by volcano-sedimentary sequences, in which deposition probably started in the late Paleoproterozoic. U-Pb dating by LA-MC-ICPMS of zircons extracted from predominantly equigranular monzogranites clasts from Morro Doce and Morro do Polvilho regions, yield paleoproterozoic ages of 2199 ± 8.5 Ma and 2247 ± 13 Ma, respectively. These represent the ages for the main source of granite for the metaconglomerates from the Boturuna Formation (basal unit of São Roque Group). Its polycyclic history is reinforced by the presence of inherited Archean zircons (2694 ± 29 Ma) found within the clasts. Moreover, these clasts have also been affected by the Neoproterozoic overprinting event as indicated by their lower intercept Concordia ages. Sm-Nd isotope data for the main clast varieties from the Morro Doce metaconglomerates yield T DM ages of 2.6 to 2.7 Ga, demonstrating that these granites are the recycling products of an Archean crustal component. The metaconglomerate arkosean framework yields slightly lower εNd(t) values than those for the clasts, indicating that a younger and/or more primitive source also contributed to the Boturuna Formation.O Grupo São Roque é caracterizado por uma sequência vulcanossedimentar com deposição provavelmente iniciada no Paleoproterozoico tardio. Datações U-Pb obtidas por LA-MC-ICPMS de zircões extraídos das variedades predominantes dos clastos de monzogranitos equigranulares, das regiões do Morro Doce e Morro do Polvilho, mostram idades paleoproterozoicas de 2199 ± 8,5 Ma e 2247 ± 13 Ma, respectivamente. Estas representam as idades da principal fonte de granito da Formação Boturuna (unidade basal do Grupo São Roque). A história policíclica deste domínio é reforçada pela presença de zircões arqueanos herdados (2694 ± 29 Ma), encontrados nos clastos. Além disso, tais clastos também foram afetados pelo evento Neoproterozoico, conforme indicado pelo intercepto inferior das idades concórdia. Dados isotópicos Sm-Nd para os principais clastos do metaconglomerado do Morro Doce têm idades T DM entre 2,6 a 2,7 Ga, demonstrando que estes granitos são produtos da reciclagem de um componente crustal arqueano. O arcabouço dos metaconglomerados, quando comparado com os clastos, mostra valores mais baixos de εNd(t), indicando contribuições de fontes mais jovens e/ou primitivas para a Formação Boturuna

Tracking the Late Jurassic apparent (or true) polar shift in U-Pb-dated kimberlites from cratonic North America (Superior Province of Canada)

Different versions of a composite apparent polar wander (APW) path of variably selected global poles assembled and averaged in North American coordinates using plate reconstructions show either a smooth progression or a large (∼30°) gap in mean paleopoles in the Late Jurassic, between about 160 and 145 Ma. In an effort to further examine this issue, we sampled accessible outcrops/subcrops of kimberlites associated with high-precision U-Pb perovskite ages in the Timiskaming area of Ontario, Canada. The 154.9 ± 1.1 Ma Peddie kimberlite yields a stable normal polarity magnetization that is coaxial within less than 5° of the reverse polarity magnetization of the 157.5 ± 1.2 Ma Triple B kimberlite. The combined ∼156 Ma Triple B and Peddie pole (75.5°N, 189.5°E, A95 = 2.8°) lies about midway between igneous poles from North America nearest in age (169 Ma Moat volcanics and the 146 Ma Ithaca kimberlites), showing that the polar motion was at a relatively steady yet rapid (∼1.5°/Myr) pace. A similar large rapid polar swing has been recognized in the Middle to Late Jurassic APW path for Adria-Africa and Iran-Eurasia, suggesting a major mass redistribution. One possibility is that slab breakoff and subduction reversal along the western margin of the Americas triggered an episode of true polar wander

Precise U-Pb Zircon Dating of the Syenite Phase from the Ditrau Alkaline Igneous Complex

The Ditrău igneous complex represents the largest alkaline intrusion in the Carpathian-Pannonian region consisting of a plethora of rock types formed by complicated magmatic and metasomatic processes. A detailed U-Pb zircon age study is currently underway and the results for the syenite intrusion phase is reported herein. The U-Pb zircon emplacement age of the syenite of 229.6 +1.7/-1.2 Ma documents the quasi-contemporaneous production and emplacement of the gabbro and syenite magmas. We suggest that the syenite and associated granite formed by crustal melting during the emplacement of the mantle derived gabbroic magma around 230 Ma. The thermal contact aureole produced by the Ditrău alkaline igneous complex constrains the main tectonism recorded by surrounding metamorphic lithotectonic assemblages to be pre-Ladinian

Precise U-Pb Zircon Dating of the Syenite Phase from the Ditrau Alkaline Igneous Complex

The Ditrău igneous complex represents the largest alkaline intrusion in the Carpathian-Pannonian region consisting of a plethora of rock types formed by complicated magmatic and metasomatic processes. A detailed U-Pb zircon age study is currently underway and the results for the syenite intrusion phase is reported herein. The U-Pb zircon emplacement age of the syenite of 229.6 +1.7/-1.2 Ma documents the quasi-contemporaneous production and emplacement of the gabbro and syenite magmas. We suggest that the syenite and associated granite formed by crustal melting during the emplacement of the mantle derived gabbroic magma around 230 Ma. The thermal contact aureole produced by the Ditrău alkaline igneous complex constrains the main tectonism recorded by surrounding metamorphic lithotectonic assemblages to be pre-Ladinian

Age of the Ballachulish and Glencoe Igneous Complexes (Scottish Highlands), and paragenesis of zircon, monazite and baddeleyite in the Ballachulish aureole

U-Pb zircon ages are presented for the Ballachulish Igneous Complex (207Pb-206Pb age 427 ± Ma; 206Pb-238U age 423 ± 0.3 Ma) and Glencoe Volcanic Complex (207Pb-206Pb age 406 ± 6 Ma) of the Scottish Highlands. These ages are significantly more precise