Petrology and geochemistry of adakitic dacites of the Qarah Chay Neogene caldera, SE Quchan

Asadi-Avargane, Marzieh; Rezaei-Kahkhaei, Mehdi; Ghasemi, Habibollah

doi:10.22071/gsj.2019.171867.1614

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

¹ M.Sc., Department of Petrology, Geochemistry and Economic Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Petrology, Geochemistry and Economic Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

³ Professor, Department of Petrology, Geochemistry and Economic Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22071/gsj.2019.171867.1614

Abstract

The Qarah Chay Neogene caldera is located at 30 km SE Quchan in the Binalud Zone. The volcanic rocks of the caldera are mainly dacite in composition and composed of plagioclase and amphibole. The rocks present a variety of porphyry, microlitic porphyry, sieve, trachytic and glomeroporphyritic textures. Based on the spider diagrams normalized to chondrite and primitive mantle, the study rocks show enrichments in Large Ion Lithophile Elements (LILEs) and depletion in Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREEs) and High Field Strength Elements (HFSEs). Their’s calc-alkaline affinity and the obvious negative HFSE anomalies (such as Ti, Nb and P), and positive Pb anomaly are similar to those magmas related to active continental margin. Moreover, their high concentrations of Sr, Sr/Y, Na2O/K2O, and low concentrations of K and MgO are the same as high silica adakites. Considering the above points, the parental magma(s) of the Qarah Chay Caldera formed from the partial melting of eclogite during the subduction of oceanic lithosphere of Sabzevar under the southern edge of the eastern Alborz zone in Neogene. It seems that the major Quchan and Dareh Gaz strike slip faults played a main role for the caldera formation.

Keywords

20.1001.1.10237429.1398.29.114.24.9

Main Subjects

Petrology

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Petrology and geochemistry of adakitic dacites of the Qarah Chay Neogene caldera, SE Quchan

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December 2019
Pages 241-250