Geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks from the Shemshak Group (Upper Triassic-Middle Jurassic), northeastern Alborz, northern Iran : implications for palaeoweathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

Taheri, A.; Jafarzadeh, M.; Armstrong-Altrin, J. S.; Mirbagheri, S. R.

doi:10.7306/gq.1433

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Geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks from the Shemshak Group (Upper Triassic-Middle Jurassic), northeastern Alborz, northern Iran : implications for palaeoweathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

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Taheri A. , Jafarzadeh M. , Armstrong-Altrin J. S. , Mirbagheri S. R.

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10.7306/gq.1433

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Combined petrographic and geochemical data of the siliciclastic sedimentary rocks from the Shemshak Group in the northeastern Alborz Mountains, north of Iran are described, together with their implications for palaeoweathering, their provenance, and tectonic setting. Based on field observations and modal composition, the sandstones are classified as litharenites. The chemical index of alteration (CIA) indicated that the source terrains underwent a moderate intensity of chemical weathering. The index of chemical variation (ICV) values indicated that the Shemshak Group rocks were immature and related to a source area with an active tectonic regime. Major, trace and rare earth element (REE) data suggested the domination of mixed sedimentary (recycled) and igneous rocks in the source area of the Shemshak Group. Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of Shemshak Group rocks suggest an active continental margin (ACM), which corresponds to the collision of the Iran plate with the Turan plate.

Słowa kluczowe

Shemshak Group geochemistry provenance palaeoweathering tectonic setting Neotethys

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Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

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Geological Quarterly

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2018

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Vol. 62, No. 3

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522--535

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Bibliogr. 69 poz., fot., mapa, rys., tab., wykr.

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Taheri A.

Shahrood University of Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, Shahrood, Iran

autor

Jafarzadeh M.

m_jafarzadeh@shahroodut.ac.ir

Shahrood University of Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, Shahrood, Iran

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Armstrong-Altrin J. S.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad de Procesos Oceánicos y Costeros, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, México

autor

Mirbagheri S. R.

Shahrood University of Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, Shahrood, Iran

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).

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