Abstract

SAREM, Mehdi Nazari; ABEDINI, Mansour Vosoghi; DABIRI, Rahim  and  ANSARI, Mohammad Reza. Geochemistry and petrogenesis of basic Paleogene volcanic rocks in Alamut region, Alborz mountain, north of Iran. Earth Sci. Res. J. [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.2, pp.237-245.  Epub Oct 20, 2021. ISSN 1794-6190.  https://doi.org/10.15446/esri.v25n2.74025.

The activities of Alborz Tertiary magmatism are mainly attributed to the subduction and closure of Neo-Tethys. These phenomena, including the magma origin of this lesser area, are investigated in this study. In addition, the origin of the magma characteristics based on the geochemistry of main and rare elements is also studied, and a model is presented for their tectonomagmatic status. Volcanic Tertiary Alamut is part of magmatism in the central Alborz-west sequence of volcanic rocks (including basalt, trachyandesite, and basaltic andesite with alkaline geochemical properties, with porphyritic texture, pyroclastic rocks, and volcanic breccia) directly above the units belongs to the Karaj Formation (Middle Eocene age). Geochemical properties indicate that the parent magma is characterized by high ratios of LREE/HREE as well as Th/Nb, La/Nb, Ba/Nb, Zr/Nb, and low K/Nb ratios. The early basaltic magma is formed from a garnet lherzolite mantle by phlogopite/pargasite metasomatism at 2.5-5.3 GPa and depths of more than 80-150 km. Structural evidence suggests the formation of these volcanic rocks in a continental rift zone setting. The appearance of these rocks can be attributed to the effects of intercontinental extensional phases in deep faults during Eocene Alpine orogeny phases. The primary focus of this study is to provide the geological, petrographical, and geochemical data findings of the volcanic basaltic rocks along with the results of studying other rocks in this region. Aside from the mode and their formation, magma forming is also investigated. Moreover, for the rocks investigated in this study, the environment and the site of the tectonic-magmatic region are also clarified in detail.

Keywords : Geochemical modeling; Central Alborz; Petrology; Paleocene.

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