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  1 - Petrography and investigations on relation between deformation and metamorphism in metapelites of the Kuhe Arqoon, west of the Anguran lead-zinc mine, Zanjan Province
     Moazzen  Izadyar
  The study area is located in the West of Anguran lead-zinc mine in Zanjan province, in the central Iran zone. The metamorphic rocks of the area include chlorite schist, epidote-amphibole schist, mica schist, marble, quartzite and metamorphosed gabbrodiorite. Metapelites More

  The study area is located in the West of Anguran lead-zinc mine in Zanjan province, in the central Iran zone. The metamorphic rocks of the area include chlorite schist, epidote-amphibole schist, mica schist, marble, quartzite and metamorphosed gabbrodiorite. Metapelites are the focus of the present study, since they have recorded mineral appearances and deformational phases due to suitable composition. Petrographic studies show that three types of metapelites, including biotite schist, garnet schist and muscovite schist are present. Retrograde metamorphisms, owing to pressure and temperature decrease during exhumation are recorded in the Kuhe Arqoon rocks. The main deformational features include andaluse extinction, mineral stretching, pressure shadow and preferred orientation of minerals. Using petrographical studies and considering relation between structures and porphyroblasts and matrix (microstructures), three main deformational phases were determined for the area, among them the second deformational phase was the strongest. This deformation has produced the main foliation in the rocks. The weakest phase was the third deformational phase, which was not accompanied by metamorphism. Contemporarily with D1 deformational phase, M1 metamorphic phase occurred, crystallizing chlorite, muscovite, quartz, biotite and garnet. M2 metamorphic phase was coeval with D2 deformational phase. Mineral assemblage of M2 is biotite, muscovite, quartz and garnet. During the weak D3 deformational phase, chlorite is formed with weak orientation in the rocks. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Garmichay metapelites, NW Iran: whole rock chemistry, provenance and metamorphic conditions
  Amir Mahamed Mohsen Moayyed Monir Modjarrad
  The whole rock chemistry of the Garmichay metapelites located in the north of Miyaneh, NW Iran, is investigated to reveal the provenance and metamorphic conditions of the rocks. Petrofabric observations have revealed the syn-tectonic nature of regional metamorphic cordi More

  The whole rock chemistry of the Garmichay metapelites located in the north of Miyaneh, NW Iran, is investigated to reveal the provenance and metamorphic conditions of the rocks. Petrofabric observations have revealed the syn-tectonic nature of regional metamorphic cordierite porphyroblasts in the metapelites. C' shear band structure is another feature that is observed in the rocks. Two regional metamorphic phases (RMP1, RMP2), one contact metamorphic phase (CMP) and two deformation (D1, D2) phases are identified. The major oxide geochemistry implies two sedimentary shale and greywacke parent rocks. Based on major, rare earth and trace elements (Ti, Ni, TiO2, Zr and K2O) the igneous source rock has been an andesite to dacite/rhyodacite. The CIA (chemical index of alteration) and CIW (chemical index of weathering) parameters imply a medium degree of alteration in the igneous source area. The Garmichay metapelites, in comparison with the PAAS and UCC, are enriched in Cs, La and Ce and depleted in Sr, Nb and Ta. The representative samples lie inside the paragenetic triangles of the compatibility diagrams that imply their thermodynamically stable conditions. Finally, based on the standard pseudosections, the maximum temperature and pressure range has been determined as 535-635 °C and 1-3 kb, respectively. Manuscript profile