The Problem, Significance and Implications for Metamorphism of 60 million Years of Multiple Phases of Staurolite Growth

Authors

  • I. V. Sanislav
     School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
  • A. A. Shah
     School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811

Keywords:

FIAs, Staurolite, Monazite Dating, Metamorphism, Thermocalc.

Abstract

Microstructural measurements of FIAs in staurolite reveal at least 3 periods of growth in the Proterozoic Colorado Front Range and 5 in the Paleozoic Western Maine. Dated monazite inclusions in staurolite have an absolute age of 1760±12 Ma (FIA 1), 1720±7 Ma (FIA 2), 1682±18 Ma (FIA 3) in Colorado, and 408±10 Ma (FIA 2), 388±8 Ma (FIA 3), 372±6 Ma (FIA 4), 352±4 Ma (FIA 5) in Maine, supporting the multiple periods of deformation and metamorphism indicated by the FIA succession in each region. Multiple phases of growth by similar reactions in the same as well as in diverse adjacent rocks in both regions suggest that PT and X are not the only factors controlling the commencement and cessation of metamorphic reactions. The FIAs preserved by the staurolite porphyroblasts indicate that the local partitioning of deformation at the scale of a porphyroblast was the eventual controlling factor on whether or not the staurolite forming reactions took place.

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Volume 76, Issue 4, October 2010

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2010-10-07

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Sanislav, I. V., & Shah, A. A. (2010). The Problem, Significance and Implications for Metamorphism of 60 million Years of Multiple Phases of Staurolite Growth. Journal of Geological Society of India, 76(4), 384–398. Retrieved from https://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/58679

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