U-Pb zircon geochronology and Nd-Hf-O isotopic systematics of the Neoproterozoic Hadb adh Dayheen ring complex, Central Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia

  • Kamal A. Ali
  • , Heejin Jeon
  • , Arild Andresen
  • , Shuang Qing Li
  • , Hesham M. Harbi
  • , Ernst Hegner

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Abstract

A combined study of single zircon U-Pb dating, Hf-O zircon isotopic analyses and whole-rock Nd isotopic compositions was carried out to infer the magma sources of Neoproterozoic post-collisional A-type granitoids in Saudi Arabia. U-Pb zircon dating of magmatic zircons of two samples from the Hadb adh Dayheen ring complex yielded ages of 625±11Ma for a hornblende-biotite granite sample, and 613±4Ma for a monzogranite sample. The granitic rocks show initial εNd values of +4.1 to +5.3 and εHf of +4.5 to +8.4 that are lower than those of a model depleted mantle (εHf ~+14 and εNd ~+6.5) and consistent with melting of subduction-related crustal protoliths that were formed during the Neoproterozoic assembly of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS). Crustal-model ages (Hf-tNC) of 0.81 to 1.1Ga are inconsistent with depleted-mantle Nd model ages of 0.71 to 0.81Ga and indicate that the post-collisional Hadb adh Dayheen granites were derived mostly from juvenile crust formed in Neoproterozoic time. Single zircons data show a wide range in δ18O values from +3.2‰ to +6.4‰, possibly indicating crystallization of zircon from magma derived from magmatic rocks altered by meteoric water in a magma chamber-caldera system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)348-360
Number of pages13
JournalLithos
Volume206-207
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A-type granites
  • Arabian-Nubian Shield
  • Single zircon Hf-O isotopes
  • Sm-Nd isotopes
  • U-Pb zircon dating

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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