Some new insights into the geochronology of the Western Karelia Subprovince, Finnish Lapland

Archean terranes are generally poorly exposed and structurally complicated, making models of geological evolution difficult to establish. Because of pervasive metamorphism, strong deformation, and poorly exposed bedrock, the stratigraphy, geochronology, and geological evolution of the northeastern p...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Main Authors: Johanna Tepsell, O. Tapani Rämö, Aku Heinonen, Yann Lahaye, Pieti Haapala, Tapio Halkoaho, Jussi S. Heinonen, Henri Höytiä, Jukka Konnunaho, Ville Järvinen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 2020
Subjects:
geochronology
u-pb
zircon
icp-ms
eastern lapland
archean
finland
2.44 ga mafic layered intrusions
Geology
QE1-996.5
Tulppio
Fennoscandian
karelia*
Lapland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17741/bgsf/92.1.001
https://doaj.org/article/9191386d57bd44adb9c20a6ce6bf1e32
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Summary:Archean terranes are generally poorly exposed and structurally complicated, making models of geological evolution difficult to establish. Because of pervasive metamorphism, strong deformation, and poorly exposed bedrock, the stratigraphy, geochronology, and geological evolution of the northeastern part of the Archean Western Karelia Subprovince, Finnish Lapland, is still deficient. Three new U-Pb age determinations were made using the LA-ICP-MS method on zircon in search of more profound understanding of the geochronology of the area. Data from the Pultoselkä granite yield an age of 2795±5 Ma, providing a minimum age of 2.8 Ga for the Tulppio suite. The age is coeval with widespread 2.74–2.70 Ga granitoids of the Karelia Province, likely representing the same magmatic event. The data from the Kontioselkä pegmatite define a maximum age for the pegmatite and a minimum age for mafic volcanic rocks in Kontioselkä at 1781±27 Ma. The age coincides with major deformation and metamorphism in the Karelia Province around 1.76 Ga. Zircon from the Jänesselkä mafic-ultramafic complex yields a minimum age of 2425±17 Ma, complying rather well with the 2.5–2.4 Ga mafic layered intrusions of the northern Fennoscandian Shield. Our new data show that the Archean of the northeastern part of the Western Karelia Subprovince was affected by Proterozoic thermal events more extensively than thus far perceived.

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