Timing of rodingitization at the Ronda peridotites (Betic Cordilleras, Spain)

This work reports the timing of the rodingitization process of granitic dykes intrusive into the Ronda Peridotites. Representative fission-track ages on zircon and apatite from rodingitized dykes, in combination with cooling rates suggested for the Alpujarride Complex (Monié et al., 7 994; Sánchez-R...

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Autores: Esteban, José Julián, Cuevas, Julia, Seward, D., Tubía, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9090
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9090
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rodingíte
Fission track analysis
Cooling ages
Ronda
Betic Cordilleras
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Sumario:This work reports the timing of the rodingitization process of granitic dykes intrusive into the Ronda Peridotites. Representative fission-track ages on zircon and apatite from rodingitized dykes, in combination with cooling rates suggested for the Alpujarride Complex (Monié et al., 7 994; Sánchez-Rodrfguez, 1 998; Sosson et al., 1998) point to a minimum age of 16.8 ± 1.8 Ma for the rodingitization process. By extrapolating to the timing of formation of the highest stability limit of the serpentine minerals (500°C) we propose that the serpentinization of Ronda peridotites was a continuous process lasting at least for 2.2 Ma, from 19.1 to 16.9 Ma.