Zircon U–Pb, O, and Hf isotopic constraints on Mesozoic magmatism in the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece

Compared to the well-documented Cenozoic magmatic and metamorphic rocks of the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece, the geodynamic context of older meta-igneous rocks occurring in the marble–schist sequences and mélanges of the Cycladic Blueschist Unit is as yet not fully understood. Here, we report O–Hf i...

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Published in:International journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau 2015-01, Vol.104 (1), p.75-87
Main Authors: Fu, Bin, Bröcker, Michael, Ireland, Trevor, Holden, Peter, Kinsley, Leslie P. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carboniferous
Cenozoic
Continental crust
Cretaceous
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Igneous rocks
Isotopes
Jurassic
Magma
Mesozoic
Metamorphic rocks
Metamorphism
Mineral Resources
Mineralogy
Original Paper
Oxygen isotopes
Sedimentology
Structural Geology
Triassic
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Summary:Compared to the well-documented Cenozoic magmatic and metamorphic rocks of the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece, the geodynamic context of older meta-igneous rocks occurring in the marble–schist sequences and mélanges of the Cycladic Blueschist Unit is as yet not fully understood. Here, we report O–Hf isotopic compositions of zircons ranging in age from ca. 320 Ma to ca. 80 Ma from metamorphic rocks exposed on the islands of Andros, Ios, Sifnos, and Syros with special emphasis on Triassic source rocks. Ion microprobe (SHRIMP II) single spot oxygen isotope analysis of pre-Cretaceous zircons from various felsic gneisses and meta-gabbros representing both the marble–schist sequences and the mélanges of the study area yielded a large range in δ 18 O values, varying from 2.7 ‰ to 10.1 ‰ VSMOW, with one outlier at −0.4 %. Initial ε Hf values (−12.5 to +15.7) suggest diverse sources for melts formed between Late Carboniferous to Late Cretaceous time that record derivation from mantle and reworked older continental crust. In particular, variable δ 18 O and ε Hf ( t ) values for Triassic igneous zircons suggest that magmatism of this age is more likely rift- than subduction-related. The significant crustal component in 160  Ma meta-gabbros from Andros implies that some Jurassic gabbroic rocks of the Hellenides are not part of SSZ-type (supra-subduction zone) ophiolites that are common elsewhere along the margin of the Pelagonian zone.
ISSN:1437-3254
1437-3262
DOI:10.1007/s00531-014-1064-z