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Low-grade metamorphism of Mesozoic and Cenozoic volcanic sequences of Patagonia, Chile (43-46°S)

Luis Aguirre    
Joaquin A. Cortes    
Diego Morata    
Francisco Herve    

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ABSTRACT. Rocks belonging to various units from the Jurassic to the Neogene were studied in the Chilean Patagonian area between 43 and 46°S. AII these rocks were affected by very low to low grade metamorphism in the zeolite, prehnitepumpellyite and greenschist facies. Differences in grade are related to the age of the rock sequences with the youngest (Tertiary) metamorphosed in zeolite and the oldest (Jurassic) in greenschist facies. Temperatures for the metamorphic processes are in the range 120° to 340°C with P below 2 kb. A thermal imprint of Cretaceous granitoids::m the Jurassic rocks exists almost completely obliterating an earlier low-grade regional metamorphic pattern. RESUMEN. Metamorfismo de bajo grado de secuencias volcanicas mesozoicas y cenozoicas de Patagonia (43-46°S), Chile. Rocas de varias unidades expuestas en la Patagonia chilena (43-46°S) con edades entre el Jurasico y el Neogeno fueron afectadas por metamorfismo de muy bajo a bajo grado en facies ceolita, prehnita-pumpellyita y esquistos verdes. Las diferencias en el grado estan relacionadas con la edad de las unidades, las mas jovenes (Terciario) metamorfizadas en facies ceo lita y las mas antiguas (Jurasico) en esquistos verdes. La temperatura del metamorfismo varia entre 120° y 340°C con presion inferior a 2 kb. En las rocas jurasicas existe una impronta termica relacionada con los granitoides cretacicos la que oblitera un esquema metamorfico regional anterior de bajo grado.

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