Abstract
Metamorphism of Grenvillian age (ca. 1.2 Ga; U-Pb zircon dating) is recognized for the first time in the Western Sierras Pampeanas (Sierra de Maz). Conditions reached granulite facies (ca. 780 °C and ca. 780 MPa). Comparing geochronological and petrological characteristics with other outcrops of Mesoproterozoic basement, particularly in the northern and central Arequipa-Antofalla craton, we suggest that these regions were part of a single continental crustal block from Mesoproterozoic times, and thus autochthonous or parautochthonous to Gondwana.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 524-529 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gondwana Research |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2006 |