Abstract

FRIGERIO, Paula Verónica; CINGOLANI, Carlos Alberto  and  STIPP BASEI, Miguel Angelo. Caracterización petrográa, geoquímica y edad U-Pb (ID-TIMS) de la Formación Espinal cerca del límite de Sierras Pampeanas con la Precordillera de Jagüé, La Rioja (Argentina). Ser. correl. geol. [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.1. ISSN 1666-9479.

The out-crops of the Espinal Formation in the western margin of the Toro Negro Range, north of the Bolsón de Jagüé, La Rioja, near the tectonic limit with the outcrop of the Precordillera of Jagüé are analyzed. This unit corresponds to the medium to high grade metamorphic basement of the Western Pampean Ranges. Petrography, geochemistry and a U-Pb TIMS age on detrital circóns of 905 +14/-13 Ma, (MSWD = 0,74; discordia)are presented. This age is slightly younger than others obtained for this unit but still comparable with the Grenvillian cicle. The dominant lithologies are amphibolic, granatiferous and biotitic gneises and schists with evidences of retrogradation. The composition and texture of the samples points to a sedimentary and igneous origin for these outcrops. These rocks distinguishes from the ones that forms the basement of the Precordillera-Cuyania, mainly because the higher metamorphic grade.

Keywords : Espinal Formation; Western Pampean Ranges.

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