苏鲁超高压变质带中非超高压花岗质片麻岩的准确识别:来自锆石微区矿物包体及SHRIMP U-Pb定年的证据

通过隐藏在锆石微区矿物包体激光拉曼的系统鉴定和阴极发光图像特征的详细研究,配合相应的锆石微区SHRIMP U-Pb定年测试,发现苏鲁地体超高压变质带中确实存在非超高压变质的花岗质片麻岩。该类岩石中的锆石晶体自核部到边部所保存的矿物包体以不含超高压矿物为特征,相应的阴极发光图像具有典型岩浆结晶锆石的核部和幔部,以及变质的再生边的特点。其中岩浆结晶锆石微区记录的~(238)U-~(206)Pb年龄为404～748Ma,表明原岩中部分锆石可能经历了Pb丢失,也不排除后期热事件因素的影响,原岩的形成年龄应大于748 Ma;而锆石的再生边所记录的~(238)U-~(206)Pb。年龄为204～214 Ma,与研究区经历超高压变质的副片麻岩和花岗质片麻岩锆石微区所记录的苏鲁地体快速折返过程中角闪岩相退变质年龄(~(238)U-~(206)Pb年龄的平均值为211±4 Ma,刘福来等,2003a)十分相似。上述特征表明,苏鲁地体超高压变质带中的部分花岗质片麻岩在超高压变质事件之前就已经形成,但并未“参与”深俯冲—超高压的变质演化过程,而是在苏鲁地体快速折返的角闪岩相退变质过程中与超高压岩片“拼贴”在一起。该项成果不仅为正确识别非超高压变质岩石提供了一个新的研究方法,而且对进一步深入探讨苏鲁地体超高压和非超高压岩片的“拼贴”机制有着重     

Isotopic-geochemical study of zircons from metabasites of the Kontokki dike complex: Age of regional metamorphism in the Kostomuksha structure

Results of local isotopic-geochemical and chemical examination of zircons from metabasites of the Kontokki dike complex in the Kostomuksha structure, western Karelia, Russia, make it possible to interpret the concordant U-Pb zircon age of 2674 ± 13 Ma as the boundary between regional amphibolite-facies metamorphism and accompanying metasomatism. Zircons from the metabasites arte heterogeneous and consist of central parts with relict magmatic cores, metamorphic intermediate zones (which are pale in CL), and younger metasomatically altered zones (dark in BSE images), which development along boundaries between zones and lengthwise arrays of cracks permeable to fluids. The dark altered zones are characterized by high (for zircons) concentrations of LREE, MREE, Th, U, Ca, Sr, Ba, Fe, and Al. The REE distribution in the zircons was proved to be much less susceptible to overprinted metasomatic processes than the U-Pb system of the same zircons. Characteristics of the REE distribution in the zircons makes these zircons comparable with metasomatic zircons. Genetically, the metasomatic processes that affected the geochemistry of the zircons could be related to synmetamorphic granitoid intrusions (Bibikova et al., 2005).     

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High-pressure（HP） granulites widely occur as enclaves within tonalite-trondhjemitegranodiorite （TTG） gneisses of the Early Precambrian metamorphic basement in the Shandong Peninsula, southeast part of the North China Craton（NCC）.Based on cathodoluminescence（CL）,laser Raman spectroscopy and in-situ U-Pb dating,we characterize the zircons from the HP granulites and group them into three main types:inherited（magmatic） zircon,HP metamorphic zircon and retrograde zircon.The inherited zircons with clear or weakly defined magmatic zoning contain inclusions of apatites,and ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages of 2915—2890 Ma and 2763—2510 Ma,correlating with two magmatic events in the Archaean basement. The homogeneous HP metamorphic zircons contain index minerals of high-pressure metamorphism including garnet,clinopyroxene.plagioclase,quartz,rutile and apatite,and yield ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages between 1900 and 1850 Ma,marking the timing of peak HP granulite fades metamorphism.The retrograde zircons contain inclusions of orthopyroxene.plagioclase.quartz,apatite and amphibole.and yield the youngest ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages of 1840—1820 Ma among the three groups,which we correlate to the medium to low-pressure granulite fades retrograde metamorphism.The data presented in this study suggest subduction of Meso- and Neoarchean magmatic protoliths to lower crust depths where they were subjected to HP granulite facies metamorphism during Palaeoproterozoic（1900—1850 Ma）.Subsequently, the HP granulites were exhumated to upper crust levels,and were overprinted by medium to low-pressure granulite and amphibolite facies retrograde event at ca.1840—820 Ma.     

辽西医巫闾山地区晚侏罗世花岗岩脉中热液锆石的成因与定年

辽西医巫闾山变质核杂岩经历过两阶段演化,晚侏罗世发育了围绕核部医巫闾山岩体周缘展布的长环形韧性剪切带(称为医巫闾山剪切带),早白垩世西侧叠加了北北东走向瓦子峪伸展韧性剪切带.在医巫间山剪切带及其变形下盘中侵入了大量的晚侏罗世花岗岩脉,其所含的锆石包括古老继承锆石、新生岩浆锆石、热液锆石等多种类型.根据锆石阴极发光图像、...     

河北省东坪金矿钾质蚀变岩中的两期锆石年代学研究及意义

河北省崇礼县东坪金矿位于水泉沟碱性杂岩体内, 金矿石包括低硫化物石英脉型和钾质蚀变岩型两种类型。本次工作我们对采自东坪金矿70号脉深部的钾质蚀变岩中的锆石进行了成因矿物学和成矿年代学研究, 结果表明, 矿脉中的锆石可以分成岩浆锆石和热液锆石两种成因类型。岩浆锆石具有自形到半自形结构,在背散射电子图像(BSE)上呈暗灰色, 在阴极发光图像(CL)上具有明显的岩浆振荡环带, 锆石U-Pb加权平均年龄为382.8±3.3 Ma。热液锆石多呈不规则状充填在岩浆锆石中, 在BSE图像上呈亮灰白色, 在CL图像上为深黑色(无阴极发光), 锆石的Th、U含量和Th/U比值较岩浆锆石明显增高, 锆石U-Pb加权平均年龄为140.3±1.4 Ma, 说明东坪金矿形成于早白垩世。140 Ma成矿年龄的发现, 为认识河北省东坪金矿的成矿时代提供了新证据, 具有重要的地质意义。     

西昆仑康西瓦断裂西段斜长片麻岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及其构造意义

在康西瓦断裂西段发育着一套含石榴子石二云斜长片麻岩。根据锆石的阴极发光图像和Th、U、REE等特征,锆石可分为岩浆成因和变质热液成因2类。利用LA-ICP-MS法进行锆石U-Pb定年,测得含石榴子石斜长片麻岩的源岩形成年龄为254.5Ma±4.2Ma(MSWD=0.16),变质年龄为242.7Ma±2.3Ma(MSWD=0.11)。结合区域地质资料,含石榴子石二云斜长片麻岩的变质作用与古特提斯碰撞造山有关,表明西昆仑造山带在中三叠世早期(243Ma)仍处于古特提斯碰撞造山期。     

Age and geochemistry of zircons from the ancient granitoids of the Vyg River,Southeastern Karelia

The structure and composition of accessory zircons from the tonalites of the Vyg River, southeastern Karelia, were investigated. Their local U-Pb SHRIMP dating yielded ages between 3127±15 and 3146±25 Ma. It was shown that the zircons consist of three zones, a central part containing solid and melt inclusions and zoned magmatic and metasomatic shells. The obtained ages correspond to the magmatic and metasomatic stages of zircon crystallization. In general, the zircons have elevated contents of LREE (up to 867 ppm La), which were mainly accumulated in the outer metasomatic shell. Apatite and CO₂ inclusions are widespread. Orthoclase, orthopyroxene, ilmenite, galena, quartz, and bastnaesite were identified in a solid inclusion in one zircon core using a CAMSCAN MX 2500 electron microscope. The presence of bastnaesite accentuates the relation of LREE with a CO₂-rich fluid. It was shown that REE content is not correlated with U, Th, and U/Th ratio.     

冀南西石门矽卡岩型铁矿床成矿年代:热液锆石U-Pb年龄的证据

西石门铁矿床是华北地区最为典型的矽卡岩型铁矿床之一,最新获得金云母40 Ar-39 Ar成矿年龄为(133.1±1.3)Ma、(137.1±1.5)Ma,略老于其成矿母岩(武安杂岩体)形成的年龄(126~136 Ma),这是矛盾的。笔者对角闪正长岩和矽卡岩脉中的锆石进行了LA-ICP-MS U-Pb同位素年代学分析。结果表明,角闪正长岩中锆石呈浅黄色-无色、透明、棱角状、不规则状,振荡环带结构不发育,部分锆石中含棱角状继承锆石内核,206 Pb-238 U年龄加权平均值为(135.6±1.5)Ma,代表了武安杂岩体的结晶年龄。矽卡岩脉中锆石呈棕色,含有少量细小的包裹体,呈透明-半透明,相对于岩浆锆石具有低的Th、U、REE含量及Th/U值(Th=(222.37~1541.11)×10-6,U=(218.44~989.17)×10-6,Th/U=0.90~1.56),并具有强烈的Ce正异常(δCe=4.46~196.22)和Eu负异常(δEu=0.59~0.80),206Pb-238 U年龄介于124.9~133.0Ma,加权平均值为(129.4±2.6)Ma,代表了热液锆石的形成年龄,说明129 Ma是该西石门地区主要成矿期。     

Isotopic-geochemical features and age of zircons in dunites of the platinum-bearing type Uralian massifs: Petrogenetic implications

This paper presents results of isotopic (Cameca IMS1270 NORDSIM and SHRIMP-II ion microprobes) and geochemical (LA-ICP MS) study of zircons in three dunite samples of the Uralian-Alaskan-type massifs of the Urals: Kosva, Sakharin, and Eastern Khabarny. The zircons in the dunites share common features. Each sample contains the following genetic and age groups of zircons: (1) xenogenic zircons of the Archean and Proterozoic age; (2) zircons of magmatic appearance, which in age and geochemistry are close to the zircons from associated gabbroids; (3) postmagmatic zircons that presumably crystallized from hydrothermal solutions. The xenogenic zircons of the Archean age in each of three samples comprise transparent fragments, which are depleted in U and other trace elements and presumably have mantle origin. Xenogenic zircons of the Proterozoic age (1500–2000 Ma) occur as oval grains with surface abrasion, the traces of their redeposition. The geochemical features of the xenogenic zircons unequivocally demonstrate their affiliation to the continental crust—the basement of the Uralian orogen. The zircons of magmatic habit in all the dunite samples are close in age to the associated gabbroids: 435–432 Ma in the Kosva Massif, 378–374 in the Sakharin Massif, and 407–402 Ma in the Eastern Khabarny Massif, and mark the age of dunite formation. In addition, the magmatic zircons from dunites and associated gabbroids share similar geochemical features. These data could serve as additional argument in support of cumulate origin of dunites in the Uralian-Alaskan-type complexes. The postmagmatic zircons are most enriched in trace elements and were presumably formed from a fluid phase, which was responsible for the recrystallization of dunites and redistribution of Cr-spinel and PGE mineralization.     

内蒙古科右前旗大石寨组火山岩锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb年龄及其形成背景

对大石寨组火山岩的形成时代和形成背景的认识存在较大的分歧。对采自建组剖面底部英安岩样品中的锆石进行阴极发光照相、微区原位LA-ICP-MS微量元素分析和U-Pb测年。锆石U-Pb同位素分析结果显示,锆石发育典型的岩浆震荡环带, 高Th/U(0.51~1.57),轻稀土元素亏损,重稀土元素富集,具有强烈的正Ce异常和强烈的负Eu异常等特征,表明锆石均属于岩浆成因。22个分析点获得的谐和年龄为(314±1)Ma(MSWD=0.88),代表了大石寨组火山岩的形成时代。结合前人的资料,认为大石寨组火山岩为裂陷早期的产物,而晚古生代的沉积岩石组合为在这一基础上发展起来的具有裂陷盆地性质的沉积组合。     

内蒙古乌拉特中旗海西期黑云母二长花岗岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

对乌拉特中旗德尔斯地区黑云母二长花岗岩岩相学、锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学和岩石地球化学进行了研究,并讨论了岩石成因及研究区晚海西期构造演化。黑云母二长花岗岩发育两期:早期为中粗粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩,晚期为中细粒黑云二长花岗岩。岩石中的锆石大部分具核-边结构:边部震荡环带发育,Th/U值为0.16~0.50,反映了岩浆成因;核部呈浑圆状,多数具岩浆环带,个别弱分带-无分带,Th/U值为0.06~0.44,表明核部大部分属岩浆型残留锆石,个别为变质型残留锆石。测年结果显示：边部锆石加权平均年龄为早、中二叠世((279±3) Ma、(266±3) Ma),代表黑云母二长花岗岩形成时代;核部残留锆石加权平均年龄为(1 972±63) Ma 、(1 962±43) Ma,代表源岩的形成时代。岩石属于亚碱性系列,REE配分形式呈右倾型,LREE/HREE为5.86~22.81,明显亏损高场强元素Nb,富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Ba,显示活动大陆边缘火成岩的地球化学特征。黑云母二长花岗岩地球化学属性反映了早、中二叠世古亚洲洋向华北板块北缘的俯冲作用及古亚洲洋消亡的演化历史。     

Geochemistry and U–Pb age of zircons from the Vurechuaivench massif,Monchegorsk complex,Kola region

The paper presents data on the geochemical and geochronological characteristics of zircons from mafic rocks of part of the Monchegorsk layered complex represented by the Vurechuaivench massif. Ages of zircons (SHRIMP-II) from samples V-l-09 (anorthosite) and V-2-09 (gabbronorite) are dated back to 2508 ± 7 and 2504 ± 8 Ma, respectively. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns confirm the magmatic nature of zircons. The data unequivocally indicate that the U–Pb age of zircon from both gabbronorite and anorthosite corresponds to the age of melt crystallization in a magmatic chamber. The mantle origin of gabbroic rocks of the Vurechuaivench massif is confirmed by the REE patterns of three zircon generations with different crystallization sequences. The wide range of the Ce/Ce* ratio (9.96–105.24) established for zircons from gabbroic rocks of the Vurechuaivench massif indicates sharply oxidative conditions of zircon crystallization. For deepseated mantle rocks, these data can only be explained by significant contamination of the melt with country rock material.     

高级变质作用对锆石U-Pb同位素体系的影响:胶东栖霞地区变质闪长岩锆石定年

文中对高级变质作用(高角闪岩相-麻粒岩相)条件下"干的"岩石体系中锆石U、Th、Ph行为进行了研究.样品为胶东栖霞地区太古宙变质基底的高角闪岩相-麻粒岩相变质闪长岩.矿物组合为单斜辉石+斜长石+钾长石+黑云母+石英.锆石呈近短轴状、等轴状和不规则状,阴极发光下具板状、杉树叶状、扇形结构,部分具封闭环带结构.锆石中存在斜...     

海南尖峰岭岩体热液锆石U-Pb定年及微量元素研究: 对热液作用及抱伦金矿成矿时代的限定

海南抱伦金矿矿区尖峰岭岩体中的锆石可分为岩浆锆石和热液锆石.岩浆锆石无色、透明, 长柱状、无明显包裹体, U、Th含量多小于1000μg/g, 206Pb-238U年龄加权平均值为240±2.1Ma, 代表了尖峰岭岩体的结晶年龄.热液锆石呈褐色、浑浊、半透明的自形短柱状, 相对于岩浆锆石具有异常高的U、Th及微量元素含量, 其U含量最高可达30000μg/g, Th含量最高可达20000μg/g, 微量及稀土元素含量比岩浆锆石普遍高一个数量级, 且具有较高的普通Pb.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果表明, 这些热液锆石的形成年龄为106~120Ma之间, 206Pb-238U年龄加权平均值为112.8±4.3Ma, 代表了热液作用的年龄, 显示该区在112~120Ma左右经历了一次强烈的热液作用, 可能与该区燕山期大规模的岩浆作用以及抱伦金矿的成矿有关.研究还表明, 对热液锆石直接进行微区原位U-Pb定年, 可用来准确测定热液作用的时间和限定热液成因金矿床的成矿时代.      

The age of the protolith of metamorphic rocks in the southeastern part of the Lapland granulite belt,southern Kola Peninsula: Correlation with the Belomorian mobile belt in the context of the problem of Archean eclogites

U-Pb zircon isotopic data on rocks from the Kandalaksha-Umba zone of the Lapland granulite belt in the Por’ya Bay area constrain the age of the protolith of the apodacite (apotonalite) Opx-Bt granulite gneisses at 2799 ± 4 Ma, and the age of the apogabbronorite Grt-Opx-Cpx-Hbl crystalline schists at 2315 ± 23 Ma. The U-Pb sphene age of the magmatic crystallization of the postmetamorphic granodiorites is 1901 ± 5 Ma. The zircon yields the U-Pb age of the contamination of xenogenic zircons, which were captured during the dissolution of xenoliths of the host Grt-Opx-Cpx-Hbl crystalline schists in granodiorite melt. The comparison of the most important attributes of the endogenic histories of the adjacent Lapland Granulite and Belomorian Mobile belts testifies to their similar evolutionary histories: (1) the protolith age of the acid Opx-Bt granulites of the Lapland Belt (2799 ± 4 Ma) coincides with the protolith age of acid gneisses in the Belomorian Belt (2890-2690 Ma); (2) the ages of the gabbronorite protolith of Grt-Opx-Cpx-Hbl granulites in the Lapland Belt (2315 ± 23 Ma) and gabbro-anorthosite in the Kolvitsa Massif (2462-2423 Ma) are close to the protolith age of eclogitized gabbronorites in the Belomorian coronite suite (2.46–2.36 Ga); (3) the age of granulite metamorphism of acid and mafic rocks in the Lapland Belt is 1912–1925 Ma, and the age of eclogite metamorphism of gneisses and metabasites in the Belomorian Belt is approximately 1.9 Ga, i.e., their metamorphism took place in Svecofennian time; (4) the peak pressure of granulite metamorphism in the Lapland Belt was 9–11 kbar at a temperature of 800–850°C, whereas the peak metamorphic parameters of eclogite metamorphism in the Belomorian Belt were 10–12 kbar and 640–700°C. This means that the metamorphic complexes of the Lapland and Belomorian belts had the same Mezo- and Neoarchean protoliths hosting bodies of Paleoproterozoic gabbroids and were completely formed largely by a single cycle of Svecofennian high-pressure zonal metamorphism within a temperature range from the lowest grade of the eclogite to the granulite facies.     

藏北羌塘盆地基底高级变质岩LA-ICP-MS 锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

俄久卖高级变质岩位于藏北羌塘盆地中央隆起带北缘的玛依岗日地区,是目前羌塘盆地基底高级变质岩石的唯一代表。该高级变质岩由正片麻岩和副片麻岩组成,本文以正片麻岩为研究重点。正片麻岩锆石CL图像显示出明显的核—幔—边结构。根据LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果,锆石核部年龄范围为242~2490Ma,记录了岩浆岩源岩的年代信息;锆石幔部具有典型的岩浆振荡环带结构,年龄为207Ma±2Ma,相应的Th/U值介于0.02~0.30之间,代表正片麻岩原岩的岩浆结晶时代,该年龄与羌塘中部地区晚三叠世高压变质作用和岛弧岩浆作用在时空上相对应。锆石增生边的年龄为161~197Ma,对应的Th/U值介于0.02~0.15之间,代表片麻岩发生主变质作用的时代,可能是班公湖-怒江洋盆向北的俯冲消减作用在羌塘中部地区的响应。地球化学资料显示,正片麻岩具有类似岛弧型火山岩的地球化学特征。综合区域地质资料,俄久卖高级变质岩原岩的形成与区域上广泛存在的晚三叠世构造、岩浆及角度不整合事件相对应,可能指示羌塘盆地统一基底的形成时代为晚三叠世。这对深入认识羌塘盆地基底的时代、性质及含油气盆地资源远景评价等具有重要意义。     

柴北缘西段早古生代构造-热事件及其构造环境

柴北缘前寒武纪基底岩系发育、岩浆活动频繁,对它们进行年代学研究与对比是探索区域构造过程与成因联系的有效手段.对达肯大坂岩群西段条带状混合片麻岩、黑云斜长片麻岩、二云斜长石英片岩及侵入其中的片麻状石英闪长岩进行了物质组成及变质－变形特征研究.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素年代学测试均获得了达肯大坂岩群约460 Ma和约430 Ma两组峰值年龄信息.结合区域构造演化,认为约460 Ma的次峰值年龄是柴北缘早古生代大陆深俯冲过程中构造－岩浆事件的地质记录;而约430 Ma变质作用时代与片麻状石英闪长岩的结晶年龄(429.0±4.1 Ma)基本一致,结合片麻状石英闪长岩地球化学及达肯大坂岩群锆石稀土元素特征,认为该期变质作用为同期岩浆事件导致的构造－热事件的响应.片麻状石英闪长岩具有明显亏损Nb-Ta、Zr-Hf等高场强元素,富集Pb,指示了与板块俯冲作用相关的造山岩浆作用特征.该研究可为进一步揭示欧龙布鲁克地块西段早古生代构造－热事件的性质提供重要信息.      

内蒙古科右前旗大石寨组火山岩锆石LA—ICP—MSU—Pb年龄及其形成背景

对大石寨组火山岩的形成时代和形成背景的认识存在较大的分歧。对采自建组剖面底部英安岩样品中的锆石进行阴极发光照相、微区原位LA—ICP—MS微量元素分析和U-Pb测年。锆石U—Pb同位素分析结果显示,锆石发育典型的岩浆震荡环带,高Th／U（0．51～1．57）,轻稀土元素亏损,重稀土元素富集,具有强烈的正Ce异常和强烈的负Eu异常等特征,表明锆石均属于岩浆成因。22个分析点获得的谐和年龄为（314±1）Ma（MSWD=0．88）,代表了大石寨组火山岩的形成时代。结合前人的资料,认为大石寨组火山岩为裂陷早期的产物,而晚古生代的沉积岩石组合为在这一基础上发展起来的具有裂陷盆地性质的沉积组合。     

西昆仑慕士塔格岩体的LA ICP MS锆石U Pb定年:对古特提斯碰撞时限的制约

慕士塔格岩体是西昆仑造山带出露面积最大的侵入体,主要由黑云母二长花岗岩、似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩和花岗闪长岩组成,其中发育大量的暗色微细粒包体和基性岩浆条带。根据锆石的阴极发光图像以及Th、U、REE元素等特征,所测试的锆石均为典型的岩浆结晶锆石,利用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年,测得岩体东西部分的加权平均206Pb/238U年龄分别为229.6±0.8Ma(MSWD=0.44)、232.8±1.5Ma(MSWD=0.21),两者在误差范围内一致,综合获得该岩体年龄为231.4±0.7Ma(MSWD=1.5),属于中三叠世晚期。根据岩石学、锆石内部结构及其REE元素特征,结合前人地球化学资料,该岩体应为壳幔岩浆混合成因。结合区域地质资料,慕士塔格岩体应是从挤压的主碰撞期向伸展后碰撞期转换的产物,表明古特提斯主碰撞作用发生在中三叠世晚期之前,之后开始进入古特提斯后碰撞阶段。     

Petrology and geochronology of eclogites from the Variscan Schwarzwald (F.R.G.)

The Moldanubian basement of the Schwarzwald contains basic to ultrabasic rocks of both crustal and mantle origin which display high-pressure mineral assemblages or relics of such. In order to constrain the P-T-t evolution of the crustal high-pressure rocks, petrological and geochronological studies have been carried out on three eclogite samples. Geothermobarometric estimations indicate minimum metamorphic pressures of 1.6 GPa and equilibration temperatures of 670 750°C. Reaction textures document various metamorphic stages during exhumation of the high-pressure rocks. The age of high-pressure metamorphism is constrained by Sm-Nd isochrons of 332±13 Ma, 334±11 Ma, and 337±6 Ma defined by garnet, whole rock and clinopyroxene. For one sample, large garnets show prominent growth zoning in terms of major elements, Sm, Nd, and inclusions, dividing the grains into two growth stages. Sm-Nd isotope analyses on these garnets indicate that the time span between the two growth stages is too small to be resolved, reflecting a rather rapid metamorphic evolution. This result is further constrained by a Rb-Sr isochron age of 325±6 Ma on retrograde biotite and whole rock on the same sample. For one of the studied eclogites, formation of the magmatic precursor rocks is possibly approximated by the Ordovician U-Pb upper intercept age of a discordia from zircons.