Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
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U–Pb zircon geochronology in the western part of the Rayner Complex, East Antarctica
Kenji HORIE Tomokazu HOKADAYoichi MOTOYOSHIKazuyuki SHIRAISHIYoshikuni HIROIMami TAKEHARA
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2016 Volume 111 Issue 2 Pages 104-117

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U–Pb zircon geochronology was applied to nine metasedimentary samples collected from Mt. Yuzhnaya, Condon Hills, and Mt. Lira in the inland region of the Rayner Complex of western Enderby Land, East Antarctica, in order to define the eastern limits of the western Rayner Complex that underwent the Pan–African metamorphism and to evaluate potential source areas of metasedimentary rocks. Condon Hills and Mt. Lira revealed metamorphic ages of ~ 894 and ~ 934 Ma, respectively, which are consistent with previously reported metamorphism in association with Rayner Structural Episode (RSE). Mt. Yuzhnaya samples affected by the RSE contain zircon grains rejuvenated during 590–570 Ma, which indicates that the Pan–African reworking can be extended up to Mt. Yuzhnaya. On the other hand, the Condon Hills samples include Archean detritus, and the age peaks from 3850 to 2491 Ma are the oldest components in the Rayner Complex of western Enderby Land. There is no evidence of reworked Napier Complex rocks in the studied Rayner samples.

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