Paleomagnetic studies of rapakivi complexes in the Fennoscandian Shield : Implications for the origin of Proterozoic massif-type anorthosite magmatism

• Published in: Precambrian Research
• Main Authors: Salminen, Johanna, Elming, Sten-Ake, Mertanen, Satu, Wang, Chong, Almqvist, Bjarne, Moakhar, Mohsen Oveisy
• Other Authors: Doctoral Programme in Geosciences, Department of Geosciences and Geography
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2021
• Subjects: 1171 Geosciences; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335786

Paleomagnetic studies have been performed on five rapakivi related complexes in Sweden and Finland. Poles of varying quality have been defined and the majority of the similar to 1640-1497 Ma poles are clustering on low latitudinal positions. By combining data from similar to 1500 Ma intrusions a new high-quality pole (Plat: 13 degrees N; Plon: 190 degrees E; A(95): 11 degrees, K: 14) for Baltica has been defined. Tectonic reconstructions, on the basis of the new data and previously published high-quality data, indicate that Baltica experienced stable low latitude to equatorial positions during 1640-1470 Ma, temporally coinciding with globally pronounced rapakivi-anorthosite magmatism. Our study argues against single hotspot source for similar to 1640-1620 Ma, similar to 1590-1520 Ma, and 1470-1410 Ma rapakivianorthosites, but supports a model of large-scale superswell under a stationary low-latitude position of supercontinent Nuna for the origin of rapakivi-anorthosite magmatism. However, a possibility for convergent tectonism as the origin cannot be ruled out. Peer reviewed