Browsing by Author "Tedeschi, Mahyra"

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    Granites of the intracontinental termination of a magmatic arc : an example from the Ediacaran Araçuaí orogen, southeastern Brazil.
    (2016) Gonçalves, Leonardo Eustáquio da Silva; Alkmim, Fernando Flecha de; Soares, Antônio Carlos Pedrosa; Dussin, Ivo Antonio; Valeriano, Claudio de Morisson; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Tedeschi, Mahyra
    The Araçuaí orogen of southeastern Brazil together with the West Congo belt of central West Africa form the Araçuaí–West Congo orogen generated during closure of a terminal segment of the Neoproterozoic Adamastor Ocean. Corresponding to an embayment in the São Francisco–Congo Craton, this portion of the Adamastor was only partially floored by oceanic crust. The convergence of its margins led to the development of the Rio Doce magmatic arc between 630 Ma and 580 Ma. The Rio Doce magmatic arc terminates in the northern portion of the Araçuaí orogen. Granitic plutons exposed in the northern extremity of the arc provide a rare opportunity to studymagmatismat arc terminations, and to understand the interplay between calc-alkalinemagma production and crustal recycling. The plutons forming the terminus of the arc consist of granodiorites, tonalites and monzogranites similar to a magnesian, slightly peraluminous, calcic- (68%) to calc-alkaline (24%), with minor alkali-calcic (8%) facies, medium- to high-K magmatic series. Although marked by negative Nb–Ta, Sr and Ti anomalies, typically associatedwith subduction-relatedmagmas, the combined Sr, Nd and Hf isotopic data characterize a crustal signature related to anatexis of metamorphosed igneous and sedimentary rocks, rather than fractional crystallization of mantle-derived magmas. Zircon U–Pb ages characterizes two groups of granitoids. The older group, crystallized between 630 and 590 Ma, experienced a migmatization event at ca. 585 Ma. The younger granitoids, emplaced between 570 and 590 Ma, do not show any evidence for migmatization. Most of the investigated samples show good correlation with the experimental compositional field of amphibolite dehydration-melting, with some samples plotting into the field of greywacke dehydration-melting. The studied rocks are not typical I-type or S-type granites, being particularly similar to transitional I/S-type granitoids described in the Ordovician Famatinian arc (NW Argentina). We suggest a hybrid model involving dehydrationmelting of meta-igneous (amphibolites) and metasedimentary (greywackes) rocks for magma production in the northern termination of the Rio Doce arc. The real contribution of each end-member is, however, a challenging work still to be done.
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    Protracted zircon geochronological record of UHT garnet-free granulites inthe Southern Brasília orogen (SE Brazil) : petrochronological constraints onmagmatism and metamorphism.
    (2018) Tedeschi, Mahyra; Soares, Antônio Carlos Pedrosa; Dussin, Ivo Antonio; Lanari, Pierre; Novo, Tiago Amâncio; Pinheiro, Marco Aurélio Piacentini; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Peters, Daniel
    The investigation of ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks, and their corresponding (pressure)-temperature-time (P-T-t) history is critical to distinguish between arc- or collision-related metamorphism. This isa very challenging task if mineral assemblages are highly retrogressed and isotopic systems are disturbed.Garnet-free granulites lacking accessory minerals (chronometers) and metamorphic index minerals (thermo-barometers) located in UHT domains are examples of such complex systems. In such cases, zircon may be themain chronometer, although isotopic U-Pb data outline protracted records, making the interpretation of the datacomplex. This study focuses on the timing of magmatism and metamorphism, as well as on the thermal meta-morphic conditions of garnet-free UHT granulites of the Guaxupé nappe, southernmost Brasília orogen, locatedclose to the Paranapanema cratonic block. It presents U-Pb dating, Lu-Hf isotopes and trace element signatures ofzircon, and thermometry on metamorphic clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene from granulites. Steady176Hf/177Hf(t)in zircon cores exhibiting U-Pb dates spreading in the Concordia suggest post-crystallizationdisturbance. From those disturbed granulitic systems, minimum crystallization ages of ca. 2550 Ma, ca. 790 Ma,ca. 690 Ma and ca. 660 Ma can be retrieved. The juvenile ca. 2.55 Ga granulite is thefirst evidence of an exposedrock of the Paranapanema cratonic block, previously only inferred from geophysical data. The Guaxupé napperecords arc-related magmatic episodes in the range of 790–640 Ma, partially coeval with a long-lasting(∼80 m.y.) metamorphic event (670–590 Ma) and intrusion of basic magma (ca. 660 Ma). Thermometry onzoned clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene yields UHT conditions around 900–1000 °C. Comparing the distributionpatterns of metamorphic zircon rims and newly formed grains, we suggest two distinct metamorphic stages: i) anarc-related metamorphism (670–640 Ma), recorded by domains possibly formed by subsolidus recrystallization;and ii) a continental collision to decompression involving partial melting (630–590 Ma) associated to extensivezircon crystallization. The temporal relationship between magmatic and metamorphic ages suggests an ultra-high-temperature metamorphic event related to a magmatic arc. This arc was afterwards involved by theGuaxupé nappe stacking during the collisional stage of the southernmost Brasília orogen.
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    The Ediacaran Rio Doce magmatic arc revisited, Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system, SE Brazil.
    (2016) Tedeschi, Mahyra; Novo, Tiago Amâncio; Soares, Antônio Pedrosa; Dussin, Ivo Antonio; Tassinari, Colombo; Silva, Luiz Carlos da; Gonçalves, Leonardo Eustáquio da Silva; Alkmim, Fernando Flecha de; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Dantas, Elton Luiz; Medeiros, Silvia Regina de; Campos, Cristina Maria Pinheiro de; Corrales, Felipe; Heilbron, Monica da Costa Pereira Lavalle
    Described half a century ago, the Galil eia tonalite represents a milestone in the discovery of plate margin magmatic arcs in the Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system (southeastern Brazil). In the 1990's, analytical studies on the Galil eia tonalite finally revealed the existence of a Late Neoproterozoic calc-alkaline magmatic arc in the Araçuaí orogen. Meanwhile, the name Rio Doce magmatic arc was applied to calc-alkaline plutons found in the Araçuaí-Ribeira boundary. After those pioneer studies, the calc-alkaline plutons showing a pre-collisional volcanic arc signature and age between 630 Ma and 585 Ma have been grouped in the G1 supersuite, corresponding to the Rio Doce arc infrastructure. Here, we revisit the Rio Doce arc with our solid field knowledge of the region and a robust analytical database (277 lithochemical analyses, and 47 UePb, 53 SmeNd, 25 87Sr/86Sr and 7 LueHf datasets). The G1 supersuite consists of regionally deformed, tonalitic to granodioritic batholiths and stocks, generally rich in melanocratic to mesocratic enclaves and minor gabbroic to dioritic plutons. Gabbroic to dioritic enclaves show evidence of magma mixing processes. The lithochemical and isotopic signatures clearly reveal a volcanic arc formed on a continental margin setting. Melts from a Rhyacian basement form the bulk of the magma produced, whilst gabbroic plutons and enclaves record involvement of mantle magmas in the arc development. Tonalitic stocks (UePb age: 618e575 Ma, εNd(t): 5.7 to 7.8, Nd TDM ages: 1.28e1.68 Ga, 87Sr/86Sr(t): 0.7059e0.7118, and εHf(t): 5.2 to 11.7) form the northernmost segment of the Rio Doce arc, which dies out in the ensialic sector of the Araçuaí orogen. At arc eastern and central zones, several batholiths (e.g., Alto Capim, Baixo Guandu, Galil eia, Muniz Freire, S~ao Vítor) record a long-lasting magmatic history (632e580 Ma; εNd(t): 5.6 to 13.3; Nd TDM age: 1.35e1.80 Ga; 87Sr/86Sr(t): 0.7091 e0.7123). At arc western border, the magmatic evolution started with gabbro-dioritic and tonalitic plutons (e.g., Chaves pluton, UePb age: 599 ± 15 Ma, εNd(t): 4.8 to 6.8, Nd TDM ages: 1.48e1.68 Ga, 87Sr/86Sr(t): 0.7062e0.7068, and εHf(t): 4.3 to 9.7; and Brasil^andia pluton, UePb age: 581 ± 11 Ma, εNd(t): 8.2 to 10.2, Nd TDM ages: 1.63e1.68 Ga, 87Sr/86Sr(t): 0.7088e0.7112, εHf(t): 12.3 to 14.9),followed by late granodioritic intrusions (e.g., Guarataia pluton, UePb age: 576 ± 9 Ma, εNd(t): 12.52 to 13.11, Nd TDM age: 1.74e2.06 Ga, 87Sr/86Sr(t): 0.7104e0.7110, εHf(t): 12.9 to 21.6). The Muria e batholith (UePb age: 620e592 Ma, εNd(t): 8.2 to 13.6, Nd TDM age: 1.41e1.88 Ga) and the Conceiç~ao da Boa Vista (586 ± 7 Ma) and Serra do Valentim (605 ± 8 Ma) stocks represent a segment of the Rio Doce arc correlated to the Serra da Bolívia and Marceleza complexes, making the link between the Araçuaí and Ribeira orogenic domains. We suggest three phases of arc development: i) eastward migration of arc front (632e605 Ma), ii) widespread magma production in the whole arc (605e585 Ma), and iii) late plutonism in the western arc region (585e575 Ma). Usual processes of volcanic arc development, like subduction of oceanic lithosphere under a continental margin, followed by asthenosphere ascent related to slab retreating and break-off may explain the Rio Doce arc evolution.
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    Unravelling the protracted U-Pb zircon geochronological record of high to ultrahigh temperature metamorphic rocks : Implications for provenance investigations.
    (2023) Tedeschi, Mahyra; Vieira, Pedro Leonardo Rossi; Amaral, Matheus Henrique Kuchenbecker do; Ribeiro, Bruno Vieira; Barrote, Vitor Rodrigues; Reis, Humberto Luis Siqueira; Stutenbecker, Laura; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Soares, Antônio Carlos Pedrosa; Dussin, Ivo Antonio
    The assessment of detrital zircon age records is a key method in basin analysis, but it is prone to several biases that may compromise accurate sedimentary provenance investigations. High to ultrahigh temperature (HT-UHT) metamorphism (especially if T > 850 °C) is herein presented as a natural cause of bias in provenance studies based on U-Pb detrital zircon ages, since zircon from rocks submitted to these extreme and often prolonged conditions frequently yield protracted, apparently concordant, geochronological records. Such age spreading can result from disturbance of the primary U-Pb zircon system, likewise from (re)crystallization processes during multiple and/or prolonged metamorphic events. In this contribution, available geochronological data on Archean, Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic HT-UHT metamorphic rocks, acquired by different techniques (SIMS and LA-ICP-MS) and showing distinct compositions, are reassessed to demonstrate HT-UHT metamorphism may result in modes and age distributions of unclear geological meaning. As a consequence, it may induce misinterpretations on U-Pb detrital zircon provenance analyses, particularly in sedimentary rocks metamorphosed under such extreme temperature conditions. To evaluate the presence of HT-UHT metamorphism-related bias in the detrital zircon record, we suggest a workflow for data acquisition and interpretation, combining a multi-proxy approach with: (i) in situ U-Pb dating coupled with Hf analyses to retrieve the isotopic composition of the sources, and (ii) the integration of a petrochronological investigation to typify fingerprints of the HT-UHT metamorphic event. The proposed workflow is validated in the investigation of one theoretical and one natural example allowing a better characterization of the sedimentary sources, maximum depositional ages, and the tectonic setting of the basin. Our workflow allows to the appraisal of biases imposed by HT-UHT metamorphism and resulting disturbances in the U-Pb detrital zircon record, particularly for sedimentary rocks that underwent HT-UHT metamorphism and, finally, suggests ways to overcome these issues.