Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Geochemical, Petrological, Geodynamic and Radiometric Age Dating Investigation of Aqdarreh Intrusion Massive (North of Takab) Northwest of Iran

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Hosein Kholghi 1
Mansour Vossoughi Abedini 2
1 Geological Survey of Iran , Tehran, Iran
2 Earth Science, Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
       Aqdarreh intrusive body with an area of 30 km2 is located in 34 km north of Takab, northwest of Iran. This batholith is situated in Central Iran, cutting Paleozoic rocks. Radiometric age of Aqdarreh batholith by K-Ar method is 48.38 m.a., corresponding to Eocene magmatism.
       Aqdarreh intrusive body consists of tonalite, granodiorite, alkali feldspar granite and monzogranite in which the main mafic mineral is biotite. Further more, there is not any enclave in these rocks.
       Study of the investigated samples shows that Aqdarreh intrusive rocks have two different generations. Part of the collected samples belongs to I-type granite (calc-alkaline) and others represent the A-type granite (alkaline). It seems that this process is created by the contamination   of alkaline magma by crustal materials.
       Geochemistry of the rare earth elements shows that the tectonic setting of the body is compatible with Post Orogenic Granitoids (POG).
Keywords
Aqdarreh
Iran
contaminated A-Type granite
Eocene
biotite
calc-alkaline - alkaline
metaluminous - peraluminous
radiometric age dating

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Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences
Volume 14, Issue 56
Summer 2005, Vol. 12, No. 56
Summer 2005
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