PETROLOGY AND TECTONO-MAGMATIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE VOLCANIC ROCKS OF SOUTH MARZAN ABAD, CENTRAL ALBORZ MOUNTAIN
Abstract
Structurally, the study area belongs to the Central Alborz tectonic range. The volcanic rocks in the region, composed of basalt, andesite, trachyandesite and dolerite, have been formed by fractional crystallization and, in some cases, contamination processes. The major minerals in the rocks include clinopyroxene, olivine and plagioclase. Porphyritic to mega-porphyritic textures with chlorite, glomeroporphyritic and amygdaloidal matrices are observed in the rocks. In general, the regional rocks are rich in LIL and LREE elements and depleted of HFS elements. Evaluation of the ratios of rare and rare-earth elements indicates that the basalts in the region may be formed through partial melting of a garnet peridotite at high depths and pressures. The negative Ce anomaly, the positive Nb anomaly and the Pb/Ce ratio similar to that found in the OIB sources and diversity of the Ce/Pb ratio emphasize the role of continental and mantle lithosphere in the contamination of magmatic sources of elements in the volcanic rocks found in the study area. Therefore, delamination and detachment of the lithosphere and its sinking in the mantle (due to density difference) and the transfer of the dense lithosphere to high depths (lower mantle) can be related to contamination of the magmatic source with the lithosphere for the primary magma of the volcanic rocks in the intraplate range.
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