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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Richard
dc.contributor.authorClark, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Tim
dc.contributor.authorSantosh, M.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:01:20Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:01:20Z
dc.date.created2015-07-16T07:04:24Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, R. and Clark, C. and Johnson, T. and Santosh, M. and Collins, A. 2015. Unravelling the complexities in high-grade rocks using multiple techniques: the Achankovil Zone of southern India. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 169 (5): Article 51.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7639
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00410-015-1147-2
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The Achankovil Zone of southern India forms a distinct isotopic and structural boundary separating the Madurai Block to the north from the Trivandrum Block to the south. We combine isotopic and trace element geochemistry of major and accessory phases with phase equilibria modelling to provide quantitative constraints on the timing and conditions of peak metamorphism and the nature of the protoliths within the Achankovil Zone. The results suggest a clockwise pressure–temperature path with peak metamorphic temperatures of up to 950 °C at pressures of around 0.7 GPa followed by high temperature decompression. The metamorphic peak occurred at 545–512 Ma. U–Pb and Hf isotopic analysis of detrital zircon shows the rocks have a strong affinity with the southern part of the Madurai Block. The Achankovil Zone is interpreted as the reworked southern margin of the Madurai Block, which was metamorphosed during the final stages of the assembly of Gondwana.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT120100340
dc.subjectZircon geochronology
dc.subjectPhase equilibria modelling
dc.subjectAchankovil Zone
dc.subjectGondwana
dc.subjectMetamorphism
dc.titleUnravelling the complexities in high-grade rocks using multiple techniques : the Achankovil Zone of southern India
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.issn0010-7999
dcterms.source.titleContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
curtin.departmentDepartment of Applied Geology
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