The age of the Paleoproterozoic Dubravinsky suprasubduction alkali-carbonatite complex syenites, Kursk block, Sarmatia

Keywords: Kursk block, geochronology, carbonatite

Abstract

Introduction: The paper is intended to reconsider the age of Dubravinsky alkali-carbonatite complex (Kursk block, Sarmatia) syenites according to the zircon and titanite U-Pb dating and Sm-Nd-Sr isotopic geochemical data in order to revise the geodynamical model of its forming.
Methodology: We carried out the isotopic dating of the Dubravinsky alkali-carbonatite complex syenites by zircon (SIMS) and titanite (ID TIMS), and also the Sm-Nd-Sr isotopic systematics.
Results and discussion: The age of zircon from syenites is ca. 2.59 Ga and previously was wrongly interpreted as the crystallization age. However, Sm-Nd-Sr isotopic data revealed this age being older than the age of syenites intrusion and so the zircon is captured. According to the titanite dating, the syenites crystallization age is 2.07–2.08 Ga, hence the geodynamical model of their forming needs to be revised.
Conclusion: Dubravinsky alkali-carbonatite complex aged 2.07–2.08 Ga has been formed in the suprasubductional environment.

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Author Biographies

Ekaterina Kh. Korish, Voronezh State University

Leading engineer, Integrated Research Laboratory

Konstantin A. Savko, Voronezh State University

Dr. habil. in Geol.-Min., Professor

Nikolay S. Bazikov, Voronezh State University

PhD. in Geol.-Min., Associate professor

Alexander N. Larionov, Centre for Isotope Research, Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute

PhD. in Geol.-Min., Senior research fellow

Published
2024-03-29
How to Cite
Korish, E. K., Savko, K. A., Bazikov, N. S., & Larionov, A. N. (2024). The age of the Paleoproterozoic Dubravinsky suprasubduction alkali-carbonatite complex syenites, Kursk block, Sarmatia. Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Series: Geology, (1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.17308/geology/1609-0691/2024/1/4-13
Section
General and Regional Geology

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