Abstract
Laser ablation ICP‐MS U–Pb dating on inherited zircons from Neogene volcanic rocks of the Tafresh area in the central part of Urumieh‐Dokhtar Magmatic Arc (UDMA) yielded Paleoproterozoic, Late Neoproterozoic–Early Cambrian, Carboniferous, and Cretaceous ages. These ages improve our understanding of the geodynamical evolution of central UDMA. The 2,379 Ma age (i.e., Paleoproterozoic) is the oldest age reported in the central UDMA and is similar to the age of detrital zircons from Central Iran. The Paleoproterozoic zircons may come from the African Craton and fed from Central Iran sedimentary sequences. The Late Neoproterozoic–Early Cambrian ages (605 ± 11 Ma to 533 ± 9.2 Ma) indicate a basement for the UDMA, which is similar to that of the Sanandaj‐Sirjan Zone, Central Iran, and northwest Iran. The Carboniferous zircon age (328.4 Ma) is interpreted as being derived from the Eurasian arc produced by northward subduction of the Paleo‐Tethys Oceanic Plate. The Late Cretaceous zircon ages (106 to 71.2 Ma) might be regarded as indicating the Late Cretaceous magmatic episode, marking the subduction of oceanic crust that followed the Neo‐Tethys subduction.
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