Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Evolution of the Archean Shawmere Anorthosite Complex and Associated Gneisses, Kapuskasing Uplift, Superior Province, Canada
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Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Evolution of the Archean Shawmere Anorthosite Complex and Associated Gneisses, Kapuskasing Uplift, Superior Province, Canada. / Polat, Ali; Frei, Robert; Deng, Hao; Longstaffe, Fred J.; Sotiriou, Paul.
In: Journal of Petrology, Vol. 65, No. 6, egae060, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Evolution of the Archean Shawmere Anorthosite Complex and Associated Gneisses, Kapuskasing Uplift, Superior Province, Canada
AU - Polat, Ali
AU - Frei, Robert
AU - Deng, Hao
AU - Longstaffe, Fred J.
AU - Sotiriou, Paul
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In this study, we integrated extensive field, petrographic, whole-rock major and trace element, and Nd–Pb–Sr–O isotope, and zircon U–Pb ages, trace element and Lu–Hf isotope data from the Neoarchean Shawmere Anorthosite Complex and surrounding gneisses to unravel their petrogenetic origin and tectonic history. The ~2765 Ma Shawmere Anorthosite Complex is interpreted to have been emplaced into a sequence of interlayered greywacke and basalt deposited in an intra-continental arc rift system above a north-dipping subduction zone. The complex consists mainly of anorthosite, leucogabbro, gabbro, and hornblendite that were emplaced as several batches of magmas and crystal mushes originating from sub-arc mantle sources. In contrast to the previous studies, our field and petrographic data suggest an igneous origin for the most hornblende in the complex, implying hydrous parental magmas. A hydrous magma origin is also consistent with the high-anorthite content (mostly 70–90%) of the plagioclase in the complex. Percolation of hydrous basaltic melts through gabbroic cumulates in crustal magma chambers led to extensive (>50%) replacement of igneous clinopyroxene by igneous hornblende. Continued subduction resulted in the closure of the intra-arc rift system and the intrusion of the complex by tonalite, granodiorite and diorite between 2765 and 2680 Ma in an Andean-type margin. The complex and surrounding gneisses underwent hornblende granulite-facies metamorphism mainly between 2680 and 2620 Ma, overlapping with mid-crustal east-west extension between 2660 and 2640 Ma. The granulite-facies metamorphism is recorded by the replacement of hornblende, plagioclase and clinopyroxene by garnet and the development of a garnet-orthopyroxene-plagioclase metamorphic assemblage with a granoblastic texture. Tectonic rebounding of mid-crustal rocks to upper crustal levels after 2620 Ma led to the formation of an extensive network of extensional fractures and retrograde metamorphism. Migration of CO2-rich hydrous fluids along the extensional fractures and grain boundaries resulted in the precipitation of many metasomatic minerals mainly at the expense of hornblende and plagioclase, including epidote, clinozoisite, tremolite, actinolite, paragonite, margarite, titanite, quartz, calcite, sillimanite, dolomite, and chlorite. Prevalent replacement of hornblende by garnet during prograde metamorphism and metasomatic replacement of hornblende and plagioclase by retrograde mineral assemblages disturbed the Sm–Nd, U–Th–Pb, and Rb–Sr isotope systems
AB - In this study, we integrated extensive field, petrographic, whole-rock major and trace element, and Nd–Pb–Sr–O isotope, and zircon U–Pb ages, trace element and Lu–Hf isotope data from the Neoarchean Shawmere Anorthosite Complex and surrounding gneisses to unravel their petrogenetic origin and tectonic history. The ~2765 Ma Shawmere Anorthosite Complex is interpreted to have been emplaced into a sequence of interlayered greywacke and basalt deposited in an intra-continental arc rift system above a north-dipping subduction zone. The complex consists mainly of anorthosite, leucogabbro, gabbro, and hornblendite that were emplaced as several batches of magmas and crystal mushes originating from sub-arc mantle sources. In contrast to the previous studies, our field and petrographic data suggest an igneous origin for the most hornblende in the complex, implying hydrous parental magmas. A hydrous magma origin is also consistent with the high-anorthite content (mostly 70–90%) of the plagioclase in the complex. Percolation of hydrous basaltic melts through gabbroic cumulates in crustal magma chambers led to extensive (>50%) replacement of igneous clinopyroxene by igneous hornblende. Continued subduction resulted in the closure of the intra-arc rift system and the intrusion of the complex by tonalite, granodiorite and diorite between 2765 and 2680 Ma in an Andean-type margin. The complex and surrounding gneisses underwent hornblende granulite-facies metamorphism mainly between 2680 and 2620 Ma, overlapping with mid-crustal east-west extension between 2660 and 2640 Ma. The granulite-facies metamorphism is recorded by the replacement of hornblende, plagioclase and clinopyroxene by garnet and the development of a garnet-orthopyroxene-plagioclase metamorphic assemblage with a granoblastic texture. Tectonic rebounding of mid-crustal rocks to upper crustal levels after 2620 Ma led to the formation of an extensive network of extensional fractures and retrograde metamorphism. Migration of CO2-rich hydrous fluids along the extensional fractures and grain boundaries resulted in the precipitation of many metasomatic minerals mainly at the expense of hornblende and plagioclase, including epidote, clinozoisite, tremolite, actinolite, paragonite, margarite, titanite, quartz, calcite, sillimanite, dolomite, and chlorite. Prevalent replacement of hornblende by garnet during prograde metamorphism and metasomatic replacement of hornblende and plagioclase by retrograde mineral assemblages disturbed the Sm–Nd, U–Th–Pb, and Rb–Sr isotope systems
U2 - 10.1093/petrology/egae060
DO - 10.1093/petrology/egae060
M3 - Journal article
VL - 65
JO - Journal of Petrology
JF - Journal of Petrology
SN - 0022-3530
IS - 6
M1 - egae060
ER -
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