The age of blueschist metamorphism in the Mesozoic cover series of the Menderes Massif
SCHWEIZERISCHE MINERALOGISCHE UND PETROGRAPHISCHE MITTEILUNGEN, vol.78, no.2, pp.309-316, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 78 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 1998
- Journal Name: SCHWEIZERISCHE MINERALOGISCHE UND PETROGRAPHISCHE MITTEILUNGEN
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.309-316
- Keywords: blueschist, age determination, 40Ar 39Ar, Menderes Massif, W Anatolia
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
On the Dilek Peninsula, western part of the Menderes Massif, relies of HP metamorphism under epidote-blueschist facies conditions were recognised in metavolcanic and marry interlayers of the Mesozoic cover series. Ar-40/Ar-39 determinations of phengites revealed Tertiary ages (40 Ma) for the subduction-related high-pressure metamorphism (470 degrees C, min. 10 kbar). Lithostratigraphic correlation allows to suggest a similar age for the HP metamorphism on Samos.