Diachronous evolution of the alpine continental subduction wedge: Evidence from P-T estimates in the Brian莽onnais Zone houill猫re (France - Western Alps)

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• 作者：Pierre Lanari^a ; ^{pierre.lanari@ujf-grenoble.fr} ; Sté ; phane Guillot^a ; Sté ; phane Schwartz^a ; Olivier Vidal^a ; Pierre Tricart^a ; Nicolas Riel^a ; Olivier Beyssac^b
• 关键词：Continental subduction ; P&ndash ; T path ; Low-grade metamorphism ; Geodynamic ; Western Alps
• 刊名：Journal of Geodynamics
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：45_02643707
• 类别：ear
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：56-57
• 期：Complete
• 页码：39-54
• 文件大小：3924 K

摘要

The study of continental subduction processes requires detailed Pressure Temperature (P-T) paths to understand the kinematic of burial and exhumation of continental units. In the French Western Alps, the Brian莽onnais zone is a remnant of the continental subduction wedge. P-T conditions have been estimated in its most internal parts, but there is a lack of data in the western part, known as the 鈥淶one houill猫re鈥? This Brian莽onnais Zone houill猫re is classically divided into two sub-units: the upper and lower Houiller units. This study focuses on both of these in the Clar茅e valley, north of Brian莽on. In this low-grade metamorphic terrain, estimation of P-T history is complicated because there are few adapted methods and these rocks have a poor metamorphic mineralogical content, including detrital metamorphic minerals inherited from their hercynian history. Therefore, to acquire accurate P-T estimates a multi-method approach is required, involving qualitative and quantitative Raman Study of Carbonaceous Material (RSCM), chemical analysis from quantified X-ray maps and thermodynamic modelling of chlorites and K-white micas. Such multi-approach P-T estimates on a sandstone sample allow distinguishing hercynian peak metamorphic conditions of 371 卤 26 掳C and 3.5 卤 1.4 kbar and alpine peak metamorphic conditions of 275 卤 23 掳C and 5.9 卤 1.7 kbar. These results are consistent with our RSCM and T_max estimates. Raman study conducted on organic-rich schist samples shows an eastward increase of the alpine T_max in the upper Houiller unit, from 280 to 300 掳C across the Brian莽onnais Zone houill猫re. In contrast, carbonaceous material included in detrital grains of muscovite in the sandstone exhibits higher temperatures. This hercynian T_max is estimated using thermodynamic modelling at 376 卤 50 掳C. According to these results and previous work in more internal parts of the Brian莽onnais zone, a geodynamic reconstruction is proposed, which is characterized by a diachronous evolution of the Brian莽onnais zone involved in alpine continental subduction at different times. The geothermal gradient in the Brian莽onnais zone changes from 8 掳C/km during early continental subduction, to 40 掳C/km during the collisional event at about 35-30 Ma. The intermediate gradient of 15 掳C/km estimated in the Brian莽onnais Zone houill猫re suggests that this unit was buried later, than the more internal Brian莽onnais units, after 40 Ma.