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Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Geosciences > MSc > 2012
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Abstarct: Despite of rarity of the Ordovician rocks in Iran, there are considerable
outcrops of these rocks in north and southwest of Shahrood, which are refrred
as Abesto, Abarsej and Ghelli Formations. Abarsej Formation (with Upper
Ordovician age) is an unformal formation; its lithology consists mainly of
sandstone, gray and green shale and silty shale. Analysis of all field evidences
such as sedimentary structures indicate that the Abrsj Formation has been
deposited in a deep turbidity sedimentary environment as a submarine fan.
Studied igneous rocks include lava and microgabroic dyke and sill, with basalt,
trachy basalt and basaltic trachyandesite composition occur in the Upper
Ordovician deposits (Abarsej and Ghelli formations). Plagioclase and
clinopyroxene (augite type) are the main rock forming minerals in the basaltic
rocks. The most important accessory minerals in these rocks are olivine and
opaque minerals (magnetite, pyrite and chalcopyrite). Extent of alteration of
the Olivine is too high that the initial mineral has lost its mineralogical
specifications and has been generally replaced by chlorite, calcite and iron
oxide. Most important txtures in basaltic rocks include porphyry,
glomeroporphyry, amygdaloidal, trachytic, subophitic and intergranular
textures. Basaltic rocks partly altered due to the influence of fluids, then
plagioclase have been converted to epidote, calcite and chlorite due to
sosoritization. The main minerals of microgabroic rocks include plagioclase
and clinopyroxene (augite). Apatite and opaque minerals such as magnetite and
pyrite have been observed in polished thin sections of these rocks and are the
most important accessory minerals. Secondary minerals such as chlorite and
calcite have been formed by alteration of plagioclase and clinopyroxene in
these rocks. Main txtures of these rocks include intergranular, subophitic and
ophitic txtures.
Geochemical investigations of the studied igneous rocks show that they are
alkaline in nature and baxsed on the tectonic discrimination diagrams are
grouped in alkaline basalts field of the intra-continental rift setting. This
tectonic setting corresponds to paleogeography of Alborz in lower Paleozoic
(occurrence of Turan intracontinental Paleotethys rift) in Ordovician- Sillurian
times. Primitive mantle and chondrite normalized diagrams indicate high
LREE/HREE ratios and LREE enrichments without any depletions in HFSEs.
Parallel trends on spider diagrams, indicate a common parental magma for
these rocks and role of the fractional crystallization as the main process in their
magmatic evolution. Geochemical investigations indicate that magma forming
of the basaltic rocks has been derived from an OIB-like enriched deep
asthenospheric mantle source. Magma forming of the basaltic rocks has been
generated from ١٤-١٦% partial melting of an enriched garnet peridotitic
astenospheric mantle source in ١٠٠-١١٠ km depths. Geochemical evidence
clearly show no or minimal role of crustal contamination in the evolution of
magma forming of the basaltic rocks during its ascending to the earth surface.
Keywords:
#Basalt #Paleotethys #Ordovician #Abarsej #Shahrood
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