Time lag between metamorphism and crystallization of anatectic granites (Córdoba, Argentina)

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F.J. D’Eramo
J.J. Esteban
M. Demartis
E. Aragón
J.E. Coniglio
L.P. Pinotti

SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS analyses carried out on zircons from the Río de los Sauces granite revealed their metamorphic and igneous nature. The metamorphic zircons yielded an age of 537±4.8 (2σ)Ma that probably predates the onset of the anatexis during the Pampean orogeny. By contrast, the igneous zircons yielded a younger age of 529±6 (2σ)Ma and reflected its crystallization age. These data point to a short time lag of ca. 8Myr between the High Temperature (HT) metamorphic peak and the subsequent crystallization age of the granite. Concordia age of 534±3.8 (2σ)Ma, for both types of zircon populations, can be considered as the mean age of the Pampean HT metamorphism in the Sierras de Córdoba.

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D’Eramo, F.J. et al. “Time lag between metamorphism and crystallization of anatectic granites (Córdoba, Argentina)”. Geologica Acta, vol.VOL 18, pp. 1-14, https://raco.cat/index.php/GeologicaActa/article/view/375707.