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JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102382
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- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT, Mexico)
- CONACyT Project [285638]
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The Precambrian metamorphic basement exposed in the eroded core of the Huizachal-Peregrina Anticlinorium (Cd. Victoria, Mexico) is described in this contribution as Novillo Metamorphic Complex (NMC). Based on field relations, modal content, whole rock geochemistry and Nd-isotopic ratios is possible to recognize two major units: (a) Metaigneous Unit (MIU) and (b) Metasedimentary Unit (MSU). The MIU is subdivided into the Old Suite, constituted by (a) felsic gneisses from Novillo canyon, (b) felsic gneisses from Peregrina canyon, (c) metagranites, (d) mafic gneisses, and (d) migmatites; and the AMCG Suite, composed by (a) meta-anorthosites, (b) metagranite-gabbro intercalations, (c) metacharnockites, (d) garnet-rich metaferrodiorite dykes, and (e) metanelsonites. The MSU is represented by (a) metaarkose - amphibolite intercalations and (b) calcsilicate marbles. Tectonic discrimination diagrams based on linear discriminant analysis of natural logarithm transformed ratios of elements show an island arc tectonic setting for the MIU. Nd isotopic ratios show crustal residence T-DM ages of 1.49-1.44 Ga for the Old Suite (2 samples) and 1.63-1.33 Ga for the AMCG Suite (7 samples). The MSU have T-DM between 1.39 a 1.25 Ga (3 samples) that support the interpretation that the protoliths were possibly deposited in a basin with sediment input from the younger MIU members. These deposits were later thrusted over MIU rather than intruded, and together metamorphosed under granulite fades conditions by the ca. 1.0 Ga Zapotecan orogeny. However, since the metaferrodioritic bodies cut discordantly the meta-anorthosites fabric, they represent a younger tectonothermal event, not yet described for the NMC.
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