Geochemical characteristics of the Kuh-e Dom intrusion, Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Arc (Iran): Implications for source regions and magmatic evolution

Abstract

The Kuh-e Dom Pluton is located along the central northeastern margin of the Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Arc, spanning a wide range of compositions from felsic rocks, including granite, granodiorite, and quartz monzonite, through to intermediate-mafic rocks comprising monzonite, monzodiorite, diorite, monzogabbro, and gabbro. The Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Arc forms a distinct linear magmatic complex that is aligned parallel with the orogenic suture of the Zagros fold-thrust belt. Most samples display characteristics of metaluminous, high-K calc-alkaline, I-type granitoids. The initial isotopic signatures range from εNd (47Ma)=-4.77 to -5.89 and 87Sr/86Sr(i)=0.7069 to 0.7074 for felsic rocks and εNd (47Ma)=-3.04 to -4.06 and 87Sr/86Sr(i)=0.7063 to 0.7067 for intermediate to mafic rocks. This geochemical and isotopic evidence support a mixed origin for the Kuh-e Dom hybrid granitoid with a range of contributions of both the crust and mantle, most probably by the interaction between lower crust- and mantle-derived magmas. It is seem, the felsic rocks incorporate about 56-74% lower crust-derived magma and about 26-44% of the enriched mantle-derived mafic magma. In contrast, 66-84% of the enriched mantle-derived mafic magma incorporates 16-34% of lower crust-derived magma to generate the intermediate-mafic rocks. According to the differences in chemical composition, the felsic rocks contain a higher proportion of crustal material than the intermediate to mafic ones. Enrichment in LILEs and depletion in HFSEs with marked negative Nb, Ba, and Ti anomalies are consistent with subduction-related magmatism in an active continental margin arc environment. This suggestion is consistent with the interpretation of the Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Arc as an active continental margin during subduction of the Neotethys oceanic crust beneath the Central Iranian microcontinent. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.