Origin of megacrysts in volcanic rocks of the Cameroon volcanic chain – constraints on magma genesis and crustal contamination

Lavas of the Biu and Jos Plateaus, Northern Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL), contain abundant genetically related megacrysts of clinopyroxene, garnet and subordinately plagioclase, ilmenite and amphibole. P, T-estimates of crystallization for the primitive group of cpx and gnt megacrysts are 1.7–2.3 GPa and ~1,400 °C. Because crustal thickness in these areas is only ~30 km (~0.9 GPa), megacrysts must have formed within the lithospheric mantle. Primitive Biu and Jos lavas are isotopically heterogeneous in Sr-Nd isotope space (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.70285–0.70360 and _Nd=7.5–4.6). Biu Plateau megacrysts overlap the range of Biu lavas in Sr-Nd isotope composition, indicating that crustal contamination of Biu lavas was minor. Jos Plateau lavas are isotopically more enriched than their associated megacrysts. Therefore an additional contamination of Jos lavas due to assimilation of continental crust (~5%) or enriched shallow lithospheric mantle is indicated. Lavas of Biu and Jos Plateau do not reflect simple fractionation or equilibrium crystallization products, but instead reflect mixing between primary melts and their fractionated derivatives.Editorial Responsibility: I. Carmichael     

Origin,petrogenesis and geodynamic implications of the early Eocene Altınpınar adakitic andesites in the eastern Sakarya Zone,northeastern Turkey

Early Cenozoic magmatism in the eastern Sakarya Zone (NE Turkey) provides an important constraint on the regional tectono-magmatic evolution of the region. Early Eocene syn-collisional adakitic rocks are observed as small stocks with outcropping areas commonly less than 10 km². This study presents petrography, whole-rock geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope data, as well as in-situ ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar age constraints on one of these adakitic andesites in the Altınpınar area of Gümüşhane, and discusses source region, petrological processes and geodynamic setting prevailed during their genesis. Andesites commonly show microlitic porphyric and vitrophyric porphyric textures, and include significant amounts of mafic microgranular enclaves (MMEs). Plagioclase, hornblende, Fe-Ti oxides and minor pyroxene are the main mineral phases. In-situ ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar amphibole dating constrains the cooling age of andesites into a time span from 52.8 ± 1.3–48.8 ± 1.9 Ma. Andesites are medium to high-K calc-alkaline and display most of the signatures typical of those of the adakites. They are characterized by moderate MgO (1.7–4.1 wt%), low Y (9−14 ppm), Yb (0.9–1.5 ppm), and HREE and high Sr (325−964 ppm) contents, and high Sr/Y (36–76) ratios. ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr_(t) (0.704948−0.705100) and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd_(t) (0.512588−0.512628) ratios are in the isotopic range of the adakites. All these geochemical and isotopic data suggest that the parental magma of adakitic andesites has been produced by partial melting of oceanic basalts under amphibole-eclogite facies conditions during the breakoff of the northern Neotethyan oceanic slab.     

Geochemical characteristics of Kırka (Sarıkaya) borate deposit,northwestern Anatolia,Turkey

The K?rka borate deposit was deposited in a Miocene lacustrine basin which is closely associated with volcanic activity which lasted from Paleogene to the beginning of Quaternary. Borate mineralization alternates with claystone, mudstone, tuff and fine-layered limestone and mostly shows a lenticular structure. The mineral paragenesis is composed of borax, tincalconite, ulexite, kurnakovite, probertite, tunellite, colemanite, dolomite, smectite group minerals, illite and some firstly reported minerals for the K?rka deposit including hydrochloroborite, brianroulstonite, hilgardite-4M and searlesite minerals. In comparison to average values of earth crust, concentrations of Cs, Sr, Li, As and Se were significantly enriched with respective rates of 21, 15, 14, 3 and 188 folds. Regarding KY, KS1 and KS2 locations, there are differences in both element abundances and their geochemical tendencies which are attributed to variations in discharge regime and physico-chemical conditions of the depositional environment. Independent behaviour of B₂O₃ might indicate that boron is not associated with clays and carbonates and, therefore, most part of boron must be derived from volcanic activity (hydrothermal solutions, gases). REE data indicate that the K?rka borate deposit was formed in a sedimentary environment where highly alkaline (high pH) hydrothermal solutions also took part in borate precipitation process.     

Geochemical constraints on petrogenesis of Late Cretaceous alkaline magmatism in east-central Anatolia (Hasancelebi–Basören, Malatya), Turkey

Late Cretaceous alkali magmatic rocks occur widely in the Hasancelebi and Basören regions (Malatya). The Hasancelebi and Basören intrusive rocks are mainly peralkaline and alkaline-oversaturated. The Hasancelebi intrusive rocks are made up of syenite to quartz monzonite. On the other hand the Basören intrusive rocks mainly contain feldspathoidal syenites that are cut by feldspathoid-bearing dykes. The Hasancelebi intrusive rocks show comparable field, petrographic and geochemical characteristics with A-type rocks. All intrusive rocks show enrichment in LILE and LREE relative to HFSE. The Th/Yb versus Ta/Yb diagram indicates that all magmatic rocks formed from an enriched mantle source region(s). The parental magma for the Basören rocks has a higher intraplate component than that from the Hasancelebi rocks which could be attributed to mantle source heterogeneity before collision in east-central Anatolia. Either delamination of the thermal boundary layer or slab-breakoff are likely mechanisms for the initiation of post-collisional magmatism in the Hasancelebi–Basören areas.     

Geochemical constraints on blueschist- and amphibolite-facies rocks of the Central Cordillera of Colombia: the Andean Barragán region

Subduction zones are one of the most characteristic features of planet Earth. Convergent plate junctions exert enormous influence on the formation and recycling of continental crust, and they are also responsible for major mineral resources and earthquakes, which are of crucial importance for society. A subduction-related geologic unit containing high-pressure rocks occurs in the Barragán area (Valle del Cauca Department) on the western flank of the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. Blueschists and amphibolites, serpentinized meta-ultramafic rocks, graphite-chlorite-muscovite-quartz schists, protocataclasites, and graphite-chlorite-andalusite-andesine-garnet-muscovite?± titanite schists are exposed in this region. In spite of the petrotectonic importance of blueschists, the high-pressure metamorphism of the Central Cordillera of Colombia has been rarely studied. New geochemical data indicate that protoliths of the blueschist- and amphibolite-facies rocks possessed normal mid-ocean ridge basalt bulk compositions. ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronology for a metapelite rock associated with the blueschists shows a plateau age of ～120 million years. We suggest that high-P/T conditions were present from ～150 to 125 Ma, depending on the model of generation and exhumation considered.     

Geochronology,geochemistry, and petrogenesis of the Maçka subvolcanic intrusions: implications for the Late Cretaceous magmatic and geodynamic evolution of the eastern part of the Sakarya Zone,northeastern Turkey

The Maçka subvolcanic intrusions (MSIs) in the eastern part of the Sakarya zone, northeastern Turkey, play a critical role in understanding the petrogenetic and geodynamic processes that took place during the growth of Late Cretaceous arc crust of this region. U–Pb zircon (79.97 ± 0.97 Ma) and two ⁴⁰Ar–³⁹Ar amphibole ages (average 81.37 ± 0.5 Ma) indicate that the MSIs were emplaced in Late Cretaceous (Campanian) time into the coeval volcanic rocks. A slightly younger zircon fission track (FT) age (73 ± 9 Ma) points to a rapid exhumation and cooling after crystallization. The intrusions are observed in areas less than 1 km² in the field and contain abundant mafic microgranular enclaves (MMEs). The host rocks (HRs) are entirely composed of tonalite (SiO₂ = 63–65 wt.%, Mg# = 43–52), and the MMEs are gabbro-diorite in composition (SiO₂ = 53–57 wt.%, Mg# = 45–48). Both the HRs and the MMEs are I-type, high-K calc-alkaline in composition and display a metaluminous character. They are characterized by geochemical features typical for magmas of subduction-related environments. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns are moderately fractionated [(La/Yb)_N = 6–11] and display slightly negative Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* = 0.7–0.9), with weak concave-upward REE patterns, suggesting that amphibole fractionation played a role during their evolution. The MMEs have slightly different I_Sr (0.7081–0.7085) and ε_Nd (?5.0 to ?5.4) values compared with those of their HRs (I_Sr = 0.7084–0.7087 and ε_Nd = ?5.7 to ?6.9), indicating that variable amounts of crustal and mantle components were involved in the generation of parental magma to these rocks. All of these data, combined with those of previous regional studies, suggest that the MSIs are hybrid in origin, produced by the mixing of enriched lithospheric mantle- and lower crust-derived melts in an extensional arc setting that was caused by slab rollback.     

Petrogenesis of Late Ordovician intrusive rocks in the West Kunlun orogenic belt: Constraints on the subduction process of the Proto-Tethys OceanSCIEI北大核心CSCD

西昆仑造山带发育有大量的早古生代岩浆岩,它们的形成与原特提斯洋俯冲-碰撞密切相关,然而,对于这些岩浆岩的岩石成因和形成的构造背景仍然存在较大的争议。本文对西昆仑造山带早古生代阿喀孜二长岩和赛图拉石英闪长岩岩体开展了详细的矿物学、锆石U-Pb年代学、全岩地球化学和Sr-Nd-Hf-O同位素研究,以探讨这些侵入岩的岩浆源区与成因,揭示原特提斯洋在这一时期的构造演化过程。这两个岩体的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄分别为456±2Ma和452±2Ma,指示它们形成于晚奥陶世。阿喀孜二长岩具有富碱(K_(2)O+Na_(2)O=10.5%~11.8%)、富钾(K_(2)O/Na_(2)O=1.20~1.44)特征,相对低MgO(0.89%~0.97%)、TiO_(2)(0.42%~0.45%)含量,富集Rb、Th、U等大离子亲石元素,且具有较高的全岩锆饱和温度(T_(Zr)=814~862℃),属于钾质碱性岩石。该岩体具有较高的(^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr)_(i)值(0.72057~0.72186),负的全岩ε_(Nd)(t)值(-5.1~-4.5)和负的锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值(-7.6~-3.4),以及较高的锆石δ^(18) O值(5.39‰~7.94‰),表明其源区可能为伸展环境下古老基性下地壳部分熔融。赛图拉石英闪长岩SiO_(2)含量为56.8%~58.6%,全碱(Na_(2)O+K_(2)O)含量为5.75%~6.39%,具有较低的铝饱和指数(A/CNK=0.85~0.89),相对高的MgO含量(2.93%~3.41%)以及Mg^(#)值(~45),为高钾钙碱性系列岩石。它们富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、Ba、Th)和亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Ti),且具有微弱的Eu异常(δEu=0.72~0.77),类似于俯冲带岩浆岩地球化学特征。这些石英闪长岩具有相对高的(^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr)_(i)比值(0.71317~0.71322),负的全岩ε_(Nd)(t)值(-5.6~-5.1)和负的锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值(-7.8~-2.9),与同时期来源于富集地幔的基性岩同位素特征相似,表明赛图拉石英闪长岩岩浆可能是由俯冲板片流体交代的富集地幔楔部分熔融形成,并在岩浆演化的过程中经历了橄榄石、辉石、角闪石、磷灰石和Fe-Ti氧化物等矿物的分离结晶作用。结合同位素和数字模拟计算(Rhyolite-MELTS)结果表明,赛图拉石英闪长岩可能由塔里木克拉通南缘玄武质岩浆的分离结晶而成。综合前人研究,本文提出晚奥陶世阿喀孜二长岩和赛图拉石英闪长岩形成于原特提斯洋向北俯冲相关的活动大陆边缘环境,该时期原特提斯洋板片回撤,诱发软流圈地幔的上涌,从而产生了大量的弧岩浆岩。     

U-Pb zircon and K-Ar geochronology reveal the emplacement and cooling history of the Late Cretaceous Beypazarı granitoid,central Anatolia,Turkey

The Beypazar? granitoid has been studied with respect to multi-radiometric dating and oxygen isotopic geothermometry. Radiometric dating of the granitoid yields zircon U-Pb isochron ages ranging from 72.5 ± 12.6 to 78.6 ± 4.7, and K-Ar ages of 71.4 ± 2.8 to 74.9 ± 2.9 and 59.5 ± 2.2 to 75.4 ± 2.9 Ma for hornblende and biotite, respectively. Oxygen isotope thermometry for the granitoid gives temperatures of 550 ± 25°C to 605 ± 30, 390 ± 15 to 540 ± 25°C, and 481 ± 5 to 675 ± 10°C, for hornblende, biotite, and K-feldspar, respectively, when paired with quartz. The systematic differences among ages according to different techniques used on different minerals are used to reconstruct the cooling history of the granite. The results yield rapid cooling rates of 33.3°C/Ma from 800°C to 550°C, and slow cooling rates of about 15 ± 0.5°C/Ma from 550 to 300°C. Rapid subsolidus cooling between 600°C and 550°C is documented by ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages on amphibole and biotite between 71.4 ± 2.8 and 75.4 ± 2.9 Ma. Younger ages on biotites from two samples (59.5 ± 2.2 and 64.4 ± 2.5) are probably caused by loss of Ar. The reason for this possible Ar loss can be interpreted as slower subsolidus cooling (~375°C) ages. There is an apparent spatial and temporal relationship between the intrusion-cooling of the Beypazar? granitoid and the evolution of the ?zmir–Ankara–Erzincan ocean belonging to the northern Neo-Tethyan ocean domain.     

The Taraklı Flysch in the Boyali area (Sakarya Terrane,northern Turkey): Implications for the tectonic history of the IntraPontide suture zone

In the Boyal? area, northern Turkey, the tectonic units of the ?stanbul–Zonguldak Terrane and the IntraPontide suture zone are thrust over the deposits at the top of the Sakarya Terrane, known as Tarakl? Flysch. It consists of Early Maastrichtian–Middle Paleocene turbidite and mass-gravity deposits, whose source mainly corresponds to the ?stanbul–Zonguldak Terrane, and, with a lesser extent, to the IntraPontide suture zone. These deposits were sedimented in a foredeep basin developed during the convergence between Sakarya and Eurasian continental microplates. In the Late Paleocene–Early Eocene time span, the Tarakl? Flysch was deformed (D1 phase) during the closure of the foredeep basin. In the Miocene time, the strike-slip tectonics (D2 phase) related to the North-Anatolian fault produced further deformations of the Tarakl? Flysch.     

Late Ediacaran crustal thickening in Iran: Geochemical and isotopic constraints from the ~550 Ma Mishu granitoids (northwest Iran)

The aim of this article is to examine the geochemistry and geochronology of the Cadomian Mishu granites from northwest Iran, in order to elucidate petrogenesis and their role in the evolution of the Cadomian crust of Iran. The Mishu granites mainly consist of two-mica granites associated with scarce outcrops of tonalite, amphibole granodiorite, and diorite. Leucogranitic dikes locally crosscut the Mishu granites. Two-mica granites show S-type characteristics whereas amphibole granodiorite, tonalities, and diorites have I-type signatures. The I-type granites show enrichment in large-ion lithophile elements (e.g. Rb, Ba and K) and depletion in high field strength elements (e.g. Nb, Ti and Ta). These characteristics show that these granites have been formed along an ancient, fossilized subduction zone. The S-type granites have high K, Rb, Cs (and other large ion lithophile elements) contents, resembling collision-related granites. U–Pb zircon dating of the Mishu rocks yielded ²³⁸U/²⁰⁶Pb crystallization ages of ca. 550 Ma. Moreover, Rb–Sr errorchron shows an early Ediacaran age (547 ± 84 Ma) for the Mishu igneous rocks. The two-mica granites (S-type granites) show high ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr_(i) ratios, ranging from 0.7068 to 0.7095. Their ?Nd values change between ?4.2 and ?4.6. Amphibole granitoids and diorites (I-type granites) are characterized by relatively low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr_(i) ratios (0.7048–0.7079) and higher values of ?Nd (?0.8 to ?4.2). Leucogranitic dikes have quite juvenile signature, with ?Nd values ranging from +1.1 to +1.4 and Nd model ages (T_DM) from 1.1 to 1.2 Ga. The isotopic data suggests interaction of juvenile, mantle-derived melts with old continental crust to be the main factor for the generation of the Mishu granites. Interaction with older continental crust is also confirmed by the presence of abundant inherited zircon cores. The liquid-line of descend in the Harker diagrams suggests fractional crystallization was also a predominant mechanism during evolution of the Mishu I-type granites. The zircon U–Pb ages, whole rock trace elements, and Sr–Nd isotope data strongly indicate the similarities between the Mishu Cadomian granites with other late Neoproterozoic–early Cambrian (600–520 Ma) granites across Iran and the surrounding areas such as Turkey and Iberia. The generation of the Mishu I-type granites could be related to the subduction of the Proto-Tethyan Ocean during Cadomian orogeny, through interaction between juvenile melts and old (Mesoproterozoic or Archaean) continental crust. The S-type granites are related to the pooling of the basaltic melts within the middle–upper parts of the thick continental crust and then partial melting of that crust.     

Estimation of environmental impacts on the water quality of the Tahtalıdam watershed in İzmir, Turkey

Water pollution is a widespread problem in different areas of the world. Some of these problems originated from point contamination sources and widespread contaminant outlet sources which are observed in every country. The major elements and chemical loads of surface water have been dominated by constituents derived directly or indirectly from human activities and/or industrial practices that have increased additives in the last several decades. The point sources of contamination may result from the direct wastewater discharges to the dam sites, which are considered to be the most commonly encountered water pollution problems. One of these problems is the eutrophication process which usually occurs in the static water mass of lakes and other surface water reservoirs. This process may be caused by the continuous increase of nitrogen and phosphorus contents and decrease of O₂ level in water causing an anaerobic condition which may stimulate algae-growth flow in these water bodies, consequently reducing the quality of water. Of course, there are many research methods for determining the various kinds of water pollution. In this research, the hydrochemical parameters were evaluated to estimate the types of pollution sources, the level of pollution, and its environmental impacts on the Tahtal dam reservoir.     

New data on genesis of the crust in the eastern segment of the Middle Urals: Sr–Nd isotopic constraints

The analysis of the Sr and Nd isotopic composition in different granitoids of the Verkhisetsk, Shartash, Krasnopolsk, Petrokamensk, and Shabry massifs, which were successively formed in the island arc, continental marginal, and collisional geodynamic settings during the period from the Middle Devonian to the early Permian, revealed that ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr₀ values in them vary from 0.70331 to 0.70431 and ε_Nd(t), from +1.9 to +6.2. The two-stage model Nd age of granitoids (938–629 Ma) indicates that their magma originates from material at least Neoproterozoic in age, not younger. The observed variations in the Nd model ages of granitoids and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr₀ values provide grounds for assuming the primary heterogeneity of the source of granitoid melts.     

Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic extension in southwestern Fujian Province,South China: Geochemical,geochronological and Hf isotopic constraints from basic-intermediate dykes

The tectonic evolution of SE China block since late Paleozoic remains debated.Here we present a new set of zircon U-Pb geochronological,Lu-Hf isotopic data and whole-rock geochemistry for two stages of basicintermediate dykes from the southwestern Fujian.The samples were collected from the NE-trending(mainly diabases) and NW-trending(mainly diabasic diorites) dykes and yielded zircon U-Pb ages of 315 and 141 Ma,with ε_(Hf)(t) values of-8.90 to 7.49 and-23.39 to-7.15(corresponding to T_(DM2) values of 850 to 1890 Ma and 737 to 2670 Ma),respectively.Geochemically these rocks are characterized by low TiO_2(0.91-1.73 wt.%)and MgO(3.04-7.96 wt.%),and high Al_2O_3(12.5-16.60 wt.%) and K_2O(0.60-3.63 wt.%).Further they are enriched in LREEs and ULEs(Rb,Ba,Th and K).but depleted in HFSEs(Nb,Ta and Zr).The tectonic discrimination analysis revealed that the dykes were formed in an intraplate extensional environment.However,the NW trending dykes show crust-mantle mixed composition,which indicate an extensional tectonic setting with evidence for crustal contamination.The SE China block experienced two main stages of extensional tectonics from late Carboniferous to early Cretaceous.The tectonic evolution of the SE China block from late Devonian to Cretaceous is also evaluated.     

Discovery of two stages of the Early Paleozoic adakitic intrusive rocks in the Kunlun River area,East Kunlun: Implications for collisional orogenic processesSCIEI北大核心CSCD

早古生代志留纪-泥盆纪是东昆仑原特提斯洋闭合和碰撞造山过程发生的重要时期。在该阶段出现有榴辉岩和大量A型花岗岩、镁铁-超镁铁质岩,并产出有夏日哈木镍矿、白干湖钨锡矿等一批重要的矿产资源。然而,东昆仑早古生代详细碰撞造山的深部过程、榴辉岩的折返机制等问题还没有得到合理的解释。在东昆仑造山带昆仑河地区新发现的早古生代埃达克质侵入岩可能为上述问题的解决提供了重要依据。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果表明昆仑河地区存在晚奥陶世(446Ma)和晚志留世(427～425Ma)两期埃达克质侵入岩。晚奥陶世埃达克质侵入岩为花岗闪长岩,SiO₂(67.55%～68.21%)和Al₂O₃(14.59%～15.89%)含量较高,富Na₂O(4.91%～5.15%)、贫K₂O(1.54%～1.64%),亏损重稀土,Y含量是7.76×10^-6～8.61×10^-6,Yb含量是0.67×10^-6～0.93×10^-6...     

Accessory mineralization of rocks from Late Cretaceous intrusive series with Li–F granites in the Far East

Accessory mineralization of the Late Cretaceous intrusive series in the Far East was investigated on the basis of published data and the author’s original evidence. The composition of accessory minerals from leucogranite, monzonitoid rocks, and Li–F granites has been established. The trend in the evolution of Late Cretaceous granitoids is characterized by an increase in the mineral-forming role of iron and rare elements. Diverse accessory minerals and their typomorphic assemblages have been identified for Li–F granites and ongonites. The regional specificity of accessory mineralization in rare-metal granites consists in the leading role of the minerals W, Ta, Nb, Bi, Y, REE, and As. The uniformity of mineral species and mineral assemblages and the typomorphism and evolution of accessory minerals are inherent to the Far East belt of Li–F granites.     

Geochemistry of magmatic rocks and time constraints on deformational phases and shear zone slip in the Méiganga area,central Cameroon

The Méiganga area is situated in the Adamawa–Yadé domain (AYD) of the Pan-African fold belt in Cameroon. The AYD is characterized by abundant plutonic rocks that intruded Palaeoproterozoic gneisses. It is cut by the transcurrent Central Cameroonian Shear Zone (CCSZ). The studied area is made up of metadiorite (MD), pyroxene-bearing granite (PGr) and biotite-muscovite granite (BMGr), hosted in a metasedimentary sequence of amphibole-biotite gneisses. The granitoids are metaluminous to slightly peraluminous, and mainly of I-type (ASI ≤ 1.1), representing a high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic suite. They were derived from crustal protoliths (BMGr), from rocks of mantle origin (MD, PGr), and/or from the remelting of metabasalt or metatonalite (MD, PGr). Four successive deformational phases (D1, D2, D3, and D4) are present in the Méiganga area. The S1 foliation is formed by tectonic transposition of the S0 primitive surface represented by contacts between the gneiss and intercalated amphibolites. The synmigmatitic D2 deformational phase is characterized by S2 banded schistosity, S2/C2 sinistral shear planes, and F2 folds with axes parallel to a L2 stretching lineation. Imprints of the D2 and subsequent deformational phases are similar in the metadiorite and host rocks, implying syn-D2 emplacement and crystallization of the metadiorite; therefore 614–619 Ma ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb zircon evaporation ages obtained for this rock type date the syn-D2 magmagenesis. Similarly, the D3 phase of the PGr is 601 ± 1 Ma, dated by the ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb evaporation method. D4 is a late-stage brittle deformational phase. Sinistral movement of the CCSZ is associated with D2, whereas its latest activity, characterized by dextral slip, cannot be older than emplacement of the 558 ± 2 Ma BMGr (²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb zircon evaporation age).     

Mineral chemical constraints on the petrogenesis of mafic and intermediate volcanic rocks from the Erciyes and Hasandağ volcanoes,Central Turkey

Hasandağ and Erciyes stratovolcanoes, which produced both calc-alkaline and alkaline eruptive products, are the two important volcanic complexes in Central Anatolia. There are three geochemical evolution stages in the history of the Hasandağ strato volcanic complex: (1) Keçikalesi tholeiitic, (2) Hasandağ calc-alkaline and (3) Hasandağ alkaline. Volcanologic and petrologic characteristics of the Hasandağ and Erciyes calc-alkaline series show that water played an important role on the genesis of these rocks. These rocks are phenocryst-rich with vesicular texture, and contain hydrous mineral phases. The approximate pressure and temperature estimates obtained from the mineral chemistry studies of the Hasandağ strato volcanic complex indicate crystallization temperature of 1100 °C with 2.5–3.4 kbar pressure interval for the first stage of Keçikalesi tholeiitic volcanism, and about 850 °C temperatures with 4.3–9.6 kbar pressure intervals for the second stage of Hasandağ calc-alkaline volcanism.The geochemical evolution of Erciyes volcanic complex also exhibits three distinct evolutionary stages: (1) Koçdağ alkaline, (2) Koçdağ calc-alkaline and (3) Erciyes calc-alkaline. The temperature of Koçdağ alkaline volcanism is 1097–1181 °C and in a range of 5.1–6.7 kbar pressure, for Koçdağ calc-alkaline volcanism 850–1050 °C temperature to 2.0–6.6 kbar pressure interval, and for Erciyes calc-alkaline volcanism about 950 °C temperature, to 3.2–7.9 kbar pressure intervals were calculated. Polybaric origin of magma chambers for calc-alkaline and alkaline rocks and disequilibrium parameters observed in phenocrysts indicate that the rocks were affected by magma mixing processes in crustal magma chambers. The disequilibrium features of amphibole and plagioclase phenocrysts in these rocks point the latent heat in magma chambers and periodic recharging with mafic magma chambers and also show that magmas reequilibrate before the eruption.     

Geochemical monitoring of clays for diagenetic evolution of the Paleozoic–Lower Mesozoic sequence in the northern Arabian plate: Hazro and Amanos regions,Southeastern Turkey

Clay minerals in the diagenetic/very low-grade metamorphic–sedimentary series from southeastern Anatolia in Turkey were analyzed to determine their mineralogical and chemical compositions. In the Amanos region, the lowermost unit is composed of metaclastics with primary clastic textures, as well as slaty cleavages and chlorite-mica stacks including volcanic rock intercalations. The Lower Cambrian is composed of mainly very low-grade metamorphic clastic rocks, while the Ordovician units have siliciclastic and carbonate rocks. In the Hazro region, the Late Silurian–Lower Triassic units are represented by highly diagenetic carbonate and clastic rocks. All of the rock units include illite. In addition, chlorite, mixed-layered illite–chlorite and chlorite–vermiculite are present in the Amanos region, while calcite, dolomite, kaolinite, mixed-layered illite–smectite (I–S) and glauconite occur in the Hazro region. The illites are characterized by the dominance of 2M₁ polytype in the Amanos samples; and 1M_d + 2M₁ in the Hazro samples. The I–S, glauconite and kaolin have R1 and R3, 1M and kaolinite polytypes, respectively. The illites have greater tetrahedral and lower octahedral substitutions than the I–S. Total trace element contents, elemental substitutions and chondrite-normalized trace element and REE values decrease toward illite–I–S–kaolinite. There are obvious fractionations for some major – trace and rare earth elements with respect to each other and clear enrichment with respect to the chondrite, with strong anomalies of positive for Gd and negative for P, K and Eu in the clay minerals. The textural, morphological and geochemical data indicate that kaolinite and I–S in the Hazro area occur in supergene conditions with due to a full neoformation mechanism, whereas illites in the Amanos region represent the hypogene origin. In brief, the K₂O contents, ratios of Eu/Eu^* and La_N/Lu_N and δ¹⁸O and δD values of I–S and illite exhibit notable relationships with increasing diagenetic/metamorphic grade.