Abstract
Five muscovite concentrates from high-grade, pelitic metasedimentary basement rocks exposed in northwestern sectors of the Tepla-Barrandian zone (Czech Republic) record 40Ar/39Ar mineral plateau ages which range between ca. 376 and 362 Ma. Hornblende concentrates from metagabbro (Marianske Lanzě complex) and fine-grained basement amphibolite display plateaux which define 36Ar/40Ar vs 39Ar/40Ar isotope-correlation ages of ca. 370 and ca. 375 Ma. The mineral ages are interpreted to date relatively rapid cooling through appropriate argon retention temperatures following early phases of Variscan (Early Devonian) regional metamorphism. A slate/phyllite basement sample collected within lower-grade metasedimentary rocks in southeastern portions of the Tepla-Barrandian zone is characterized by an internally discordant 40Ar/39Ar whole-rock age spectrum which suggests partial Variscan rejuvenation of intracrystalline argon systems which had cooled through appropriate argon retention temperatures following an initial regional metamorphism at or prior to ca. 500 Ma (Cadomian). Hornblende from undeformed diorite of the Kdynž complex records a well-defined 40Ar/39Ar age plateau which corresponds to an isotope-correlation age of ca. 516 Ma. This is interpreted to date post-magmatic cooling following emplacement.
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