Evolution of the Mazatzal province and the timing of the Mazatzal orogeny: Insights from U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of igneous and metasedimentary rocks in southern New Mexico

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Research Article| March 01, 2008 Evolution of the Mazatzal province and the timing of the Mazatzal orogeny: Insights from U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of igneous and metasedimentary rocks in southern New Mexico Jeffrey M. Amato; Jeffrey M. Amato 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Andre O. Boullion; Andre O. Boullion 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Antonio M. Serna; Antonio M. Serna 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Amos E. Sanders; Amos E. Sanders 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Lang Farmer; G. Lang Farmer 2Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar George E. Gehrels; George E. Gehrels 3Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Joseph L. Wooden Joseph L. Wooden 4U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (2008) 120 (3-4): 328–346. https://doi.org/10.1130/B26200.1 Article history received: 13 Feb 2007 rev-recd: 06 Jul 2007 accepted: 19 Jul 2007 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jeffrey M. Amato, Andre O. Boullion, Antonio M. Serna, Amos E. Sanders, G. Lang Farmer, George E. Gehrels, Joseph L. Wooden; Evolution of the Mazatzal province and the timing of the Mazatzal orogeny: Insights from U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of igneous and metasedimentary rocks in southern New Mexico. GSA Bulletin 2008;; 120 (3-4): 328–346. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/B26200.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract New U-Pb zircon ages, geochemistry, and Nd isotopic data are presented from three localities in the Paleoproterozoic Mazatzal province of southern New Mexico, United States. These data help in understanding the source regions and tectonic setting of magmatism from 1680 to 1620 Ma, the timing of the Mazatzal orogeny, the nature of postorogenic magmatism, Proterozoic plate tectonics, and provide a link between Mazatzal subblocks in Arizona and northern New Mexico. The data indicate a period from 1680 to 1650 Ma in which juvenile felsic granitoids were formed, and a later event between 1646 and 1633 Ma, when these rocks were deformed together with sedimentary rocks. No evidence of pre-1680 Ma rocks or inherited zircons was observed. The igneous rocks have ϵNd(t) from −1.2 to +4.3 with most between +2 and +4, suggesting a mantle source or derivation from similar-aged crust. Nd isotope and trace element concentrations are consistent with models for typical arc magmatism. Detrital zircon ages from metasedimentary rocks indicate that sedimentation occurred until at least 1646 Ma. Both local and Yavapai province sources contributed to the detritus. All of the samples older than ca. 1650 Ma are deformed, whereas undeformed porphyrob-lasts were found in the contact aureole of a previously dated 1633 Ma gabbro. Regionally, the Mazatzal orogeny occurred mainly between 1654 and 1643 Ma, during final accretion of a series of island arcs and intervening basins that may have amalgamated offshore. Rhyolite magmatism in the southern Mazatzal province was coeval with gabbro intrusions at 1633 Ma and this bimodal magmatism may have been related to extensional processes following arc accretion. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.