Archean Zircons with Omphacite Inclusions from Eclogites of the Belomorian Province, Fennoscandian Shield: The First Finding

Early Precambrian retrogressed eclogites are abundant in the central and northern parts of the Belomorian Province of the Fennoscandian Shield (Gridino + Keret and Salma + Kuru-Vaara study areas, respectively). Older and younger eclogites are recognized and their Archean and Paleoproterozoic ages ar...

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Published in:Minerals
Main Authors: Oleg I. Volodichev, Oleg A. Maksimov, Tatiana I. Kuzenko, Alexander I. Slabunov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
Archean
eclogite
zircon
omphacite
geochronology
geochemistry
Mineralogy
QE351-399.2
Gridino
Keret
Keret’
Salma
Vaara
Fennoscandian
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/min11101029
https://doaj.org/article/b5de6c4275ce4830802d8bc502838200
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Summary:Early Precambrian retrogressed eclogites are abundant in the central and northern parts of the Belomorian Province of the Fennoscandian Shield (Gridino + Keret and Salma + Kuru-Vaara study areas, respectively). Older and younger eclogites are recognized and their Archean and Paleoproterozoic ages are argued. Archean eclogites are intensely retrogressed and occur in amphibolite boudins in the tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) gneiss matrix of the Archean Gridino eclogite-bearing mélange. Less retrogressed Paleoproterozoic eclogites form patches in mafic dikes and some amphibolite boudins; their Paleoproterozoic age is supported by U-Pb/SIMS data on zircons depleted in heavy rare earth elements (REE) with omphacite, garnet, and kyanite inclusions, and Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf mineral isochrons. Archean eclogites contain Archean heavy rare-earth elements (REE)-depleted zircons with garnet and zoisite inclusions and Archean garnets. No omphacite inclusions were found in these zircons, and this fact was considered as evidence against the existence of Archean eclogites. This study reports on the first finding of omphacite (23–25% Jd ) inclusions in 2.68 Ga metamorphic zircons from eclogites from the Gridino eclogite-bearing mélange. The zircons are poorly enriched in heavy REE and display a weak negative Eu-anomaly but a poor positive Ce-anomaly typical of eclogitic zircons. Thus, zircons with these decisive features provide evidence for an Archean eclogite-facies metamorphism.

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