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Analysis of the zircon population and Sr-isotope data of the Paleogene igneous rocks from Kyustendil area, SW Bulgaria

2017; Volume: 46; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.52321/geolbalc.46.2.143

2535-1060

Valentin Grozdev, Irena Peytcheva, Albrecht von Quadt, Rossitsa D. Vassileva, Stoyan Georgieva,

High-pressure geophysics and materials

In the present study, we apply a combination of Sr-isotope whole-rock analyses and LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon dating to understand the magmatic evolution of the igneous rocks in the Ruen Zone, western Bulgaria, and bracket the time of their formation. This approach reveals a general interval of magmatic activity from 35.57 ± 0.27 Ма (Pishtilski volcanics) to 28.63 ± 0.58 Ма (cross-cutting dykes in the Osogovo Mountain). The volcanic rocks from the Prekolnitsa Graben are formed with significant (50%) crustal contamination/assimilation. Three major sources of crustal rocks can be outlined, with Triassic, Ordovician and Cambrian age, respectively. For the subvolcanic to plutonic magmatic rocks of the Osogovo Mountain, we suggest maturation and zircon crystallization over 2–4 Ma. The magma was generated dominantly in the continental crust and evolved through mainly fractional crystallization (FC) in the upper crustal chamber, whereas the evolution of the Osogovo dykes requires additional involvement of AFC (Assimilation and Fractional Crystallization) and contamination processes.