P-T path determinations in the Tormes Gneissic Dome, NW Iberian Massif, Spain

The Tormes Gneissic Dome (TGD, NW sector of the Iberian Massif, Spain) is a high-grade metamorphic complex affected by a major episode of extensional deformation (D2). The syn-D2 P-T path of the Lower Unit of the TGD was deduced from the analysis of reaction textures related to superimposed fabrics...

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Autores: Escuder Viruete, J., Indares, A., Arenas Martín, Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57762
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57762
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:552.4(234.1)
Crustal extension
Garnet zoning
High-temperature decompression
Iberian Massif
Melting
Metapelite
P-T path.
Petrología
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Sumario:The Tormes Gneissic Dome (TGD, NW sector of the Iberian Massif, Spain) is a high-grade metamorphic complex affected by a major episode of extensional deformation (D2). The syn-D2 P-T path of the Lower Unit of the TGD was deduced from the analysis of reaction textures related to superimposed fabrics developed during exhumation, analysis of mineral zoning and thermobarometric calculations. It comprises an initial phase of decompression, determined using the TWEEQU thermobarometric technique, from 6.4-8.1 kbar at 735-750 DC (upper structural levels) and 7.2 kbar at 770 DC ( lower structural levels) to 3.3-3.9 kbar and 645-680 DC. This evolution is consistent with the observed sequence of meIting reactions and the generation of garnet- and cordierite-bearing anatectic granitoids. The later part of the syn-D2 P-T path consisted of almost isobaric cooling associated with the thermal re-equilibration of the unit in the new structural position. This segment of the P-T path is recorded by assemblages with And + Bt + Ms and Ms + ChI + Ab related to the later mylonitic S2 fabrics, which indicate retrogression to low-amphibolite and greenschist facies conditions.