Abstract

CRISTOFOLINI, Eber et al. Geología de la sierra de Chávez en el sector centro-occidental de la sierra de Valle Fértil, San juan: metamorfismo y evolución tectónica de la corteza inferior del arco Famatiniano. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2013, vol.70, n.4, pp.507-526. ISSN 0004-4822.

The geology of the Sierra the Chavéz is constituted by igneous and metamorphic rocks that appear complexly inter-layered at all scales, and belong to the mafic unit from defined in the Sierra de Valle Fértil. Five lithological associations have been identified in this complex, which are: dioritic, gabbroic, metasedimentary, mylonitic and granitic-pegmatitic. Thermobarometric estimates performed in metasedimentary migmatites yield peak (M1) metamorphic conditions of 876 °C and 8.3 Kbar, and are interpreted to reflect Early Ordovician magmatism (~ 489-470 Ma). Maximum estimated metamorphic pressures correspond to one of the deepest crustal paleo-depths found all over the Famatinian arc. Field observations and structural analyses allow recognizing the presence of several magmatic and tectonic fabrics, which are: i) magmatic layering (S0) interpreted as primary magmatic foliation, ii) sub-magmatic to sub-solid high temperature foliation and metamorphic foliation (S1), iii) mylonitic foliations first formed in amphibolite (S2a) and then re-worked under green schist facies (S2b), and iv) brittle foliation (S3) occuring as centimeter-spaced cleavage fracture. Both (S0) and (S1) foliations are associated to a first stage of deformation (D1) that developed at high temperature conditions (granulite facies) and was broadly coeval with the magmatism and the metamorphic peak (M1). (S2a,b) and (S3) structures transposes the igneous and metamorphic fabrics developed during the D1 event, and are related to a second and third stage of deformation (D2-D3) which represent a progressive evolution of the deformation from ductile to fragile regimens related to the stage of closure and exhumation of the Famatinian arc.

Keywords : Sierra de Chávez; Famatinian arc; Mafic complex; Thermobarometry; Structural petrologic evolution.

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