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DAHLQUIST, Juan A et al. Early Cambrian U-Pb zircon age and Hf-isotope data from the Guasayán pluton, Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina: implications for the northwestern boundary of the Pampean arc. AndGeo [online]. 2016, vol.43, n.1, pp.137-150. ISSN 0718-7106.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5027/andgeoV43n1-a08.

An Early Cambrian pluton, known as the Guasayan pluton, has been identified in the central area of Sierra de Guasayan, northwestern Argentina. A U-Pb zircon Concordia age of 533±4 Ma was obtained by LA-MC-ICP-MS and represents the first report of robustly dated Early Cambrian magmatism for the northwestern Sierras Pampeanas. The pluton was emplaced in low-grade metasedimentary rocks and its magmatic assemblage consists of K-feldspar (phenocrysts)+plagioclase+quartz+biotite, with zircon, apatite, ilmenite, magnetite and monazite as accessory minerals. Geochemically, the granitic rock is a metaluminous subalkaline felsic granodiorite with SiO₂=69.24%, Na₂O+K₂O=7.08%, CaO=2.45%, Na₂O/ K₂O=0.71 and FeO/MgO=3.58%. Rare earth element patterns show moderate slope (La_N/Yb_N=8.05) with a slightly negative Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu*=0.76). We report the first in situ Hf isotopes data (ε_Hft=-0.12 to -4.76) from crystallized zircons in the Early Cambrian granites of the Sierras Pampeanas, helping to constrain the magma source and enabling comparison with other Pampean granites. The Guasayan pluton might provide a link between Early Cambrian magmatism of the central Sierras Pampeanas and that of the Eastern Cordillera, contributing to define the western boundary of the Pampean paleo-arc.

Palabras clave : U-Pb Geochronology; Hf isotopes; Pampean granites; Sierra de Guasayan.

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