Metamorphe Xenolithe und mikrogranulare Einschl?sse im Serre Granodiorit (S�kalabrien, Italien) und ihre Bezienhungen zur Granitoidgenese

Abstract

Late-hercynian granodiorites in the eastern Serre are calc-alkaline and peraluminous in composition; actinolitic-hornblende typically occurs in the mafic types, whereas muscovite occurs in the felsic ones. Magmatic microgranular enclaves and small metamorphic xenoliths are present in these granitoids. A petrographical study and microprobe analyses on plagioclase, biotite, amphibole, cordierite and cummingtonite in xenoliths and enclaves and in the host rocks were performed. The presence of sillimanitecordierite-biotite-hercynite and of cummingtonite-biotite-bearing xenoliths suggests that partial melting of a heterogeneous deep crust played an important role in the genesis of the granitoids. In contrast, the occurrence of microgranular enclaves suggests that a sub-crustal component might have been involved. Two alternative mechanisms are proposed to explain the magma genesis: i) mixing between subcrustal and crustal melts; ii) direct crustal genesis.