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MINERALOGY OF METABASITES OF AN OPHIOLITE ASSOCIATION FROM THE KUZNETSK ALATAU (SW SIBERIA)

Nadezhda Dugarova

First published: 2018-06-20https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2018/1.1/s01.036View metrics

Abstract

The Kuznetsk Alatau ridge represents a NW segment of the Altai-Sayan folded belt (ASFB) and is considered as a Caledonian collisional system. The ophiolites from the northern slope of this ridge are the most representative fragments of suboceanic crust. This work presents the results of a study of the mineralogical composition of metabasites from ophiolite paragenesis of the Severnaya, Zelenaya, Barkhatnaya mountains and Semenovsky massif. The samples from the gabbroid and subvolcanic complexes were selected and studied in thin- and polished sections. The compositions of the main rock-forming minerals were investigated in detail on an electron microscope equipped with micro-dispersion analyzer (TESCAN VEGA LMU II). The obtained data on the phase relationships and changes in the chemical compositions of the minerals (feldspars, amphiboles) suggest several stages of metamorphic transformation of the studied rocks. This is evidenced by a change in the composition of plagioclase: bytownite - labrador - andesine - oligoclase - albite, wide variations in the composition of amphiboles, and the behaviour of accessory minerals. All this reflects the variability of thermodynamic parameters - from progressive to retrograde metamorphism. At the same time, the presence of K-Na feldspar suggests a probable secondary metasomatic transformation of rocks.

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Title
MINERALOGY OF METABASITES OF AN OPHIOLITE ASSOCIATION FROM THE KUZNETSK ALATAU (SW SIBERIA)
Authors
Nadezhda Dugarova
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2018, Science and Technologies in Geology, Exploration and Mining
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
273-280
SWS Citekey
Dugarova20181273280
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7408-35-5
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
ophiolite associationmetabasitesmineralogyfeldsparsamphiboles
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