This work presents the petrographic and geochemical data of the dolerite <span>dykes crosscutting the Pan-African basement of Figuil (North-Cameroon) and </span>Léré (South-West Chad) in order to...This work presents the petrographic and geochemical data of the dolerite <span>dykes crosscutting the Pan-African basement of Figuil (North-Cameroon) and </span>Léré (South-West Chad) in order to approach their petrogenesis and their emplacement context. Two groups of dolerites have been highlighted by petrograph<span>ic and geochemical studies. These groups were discrimin</span>ated by their TiO<sub>2</sub>, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, REE, Ba, Nb, Zr, La and Hf contents which are relatively higher in group I;group II, on the other hand, has higher MgO, Mg#, Sc, Ni and Cr contents. The mineralogical assemblage of these dolerites is made up by plagioclases, pyroxenes, olivine, oxides, amphibole, biotite and sometimes pyrite, calcite, apatite, epidote and chlorite. The behaviour of the major and trace elements suggest that studied dolerites have an evolution dominated by fractional crystallization. Most dolerite samples show higher REE concentrations and (La/Yb)<sub>N</sub> > 8.7, (Tb/Yb)<sub>N</sub> > 1.9 and Dy/Yb > 2 ratios characterizing a garnet-bearing mantle. The difference in incompatible elements between the two groups is explained by the degree of partial melting of the same source which becomes more important over time. Low (Ce/Yb)<sub>N</sub> values (3.3 - 11.58) <span>also suggest relatively low partial melting degree of the source. Fractional crystalli</span>zation process was possibly combined with minor crustal contamination as shown by enrichment of Th/Yb from group II to Group I that might be due to turbulent magma emplacement. The chemical compositions of these dolerites are similar to that of continental tholeiites with slightly moderate nega<span>tive Nb-Ta anomalies which are attributed to crustal contamination of magma</span>s. As other dolerites of Cameroon, continental tholeiitic signature of the studied dolerites is evidenced in geotectonic discrimination diagrams with Group II dolerite compositions falling within the field of tholeiitic basalts and group I within the field of alkali b展开更多
The Pan-African/Brasiliano orogenic belts are a part of numerous Neoproterozoic orogenic belts that belong to the long-lived orgenic cycle that distancing phase started at the Tonian around 1.0 Ga. The Tonian magmatis...The Pan-African/Brasiliano orogenic belts are a part of numerous Neoproterozoic orogenic belts that belong to the long-lived orgenic cycle that distancing phase started at the Tonian around 1.0 Ga. The Tonian magmatism fairly documented in the Neoproterozoic belts of Borborema Province (NE-Brazil), seemed so far inexistent in the Central African Orogenic Belt (CAOB) although these two belts <span style="font-family:Verdana;">were</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> geologically correlated. Through the Lu-Hf geochronological analysis on zircon of tonalite, the present work, coupled with the previous data, suggests the existence of a Tonian age magmatism in the Central Cameroon Domain of the CAOB although the latter is much reworked. The Nguesseck tonalite outcrops in the northern part of the Mbé</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Sassa-Mbersi region, in the northern edge of Central Cameroon Domain of the CAOB and in the Tcholliré</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Banyo shear zone (TBSZ). The Lu-Hf data obtain on the zircon grains of this tonalite reveal juvenile Hf</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">TDM</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> age of ca. 1.0 Ga. This age, combined to the previous geochemical data suggest</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> that the protholites of this tonalite would have extracted from the source during the distancing phase (rifting and oceanization) of the Pan-african/Brasiliano orogeny at the early Neoproterozoic.</span>展开更多
Magmatism in the Cretaceous sedimentary basins of the Figuil and Léré regions constitutes one of the fundamental parameters in the reconstruction of the history of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins. The main...Magmatism in the Cretaceous sedimentary basins of the Figuil and Léré regions constitutes one of the fundamental parameters in the reconstruction of the history of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins. The main objective of this paper is to constrain the petrogenetic processes of hypovolcanic rocks and to determine their geodynamic context of emplacement. The petrographic study of mafic hypovolcanic and trachytic rocks was carried out under a polarizing microscope on thin sections. For the geochemical study, the major oxides and some trace elements were analyzed by ICP-AES. Trace and rare earth elements were analyzed by ICP-MS. The dolerites of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins are composed of dykes of amphibole bearing dolerites, biotite and pyroxene bearing dolerite, pyroxene bearing dolerites and trachytes. The dykes are in the order of 20 to 100 m wide by several kilometers long and oriented from N23<span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:-apple-system, "font-size:16px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">°</span></span></span>E to N90<span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:-apple-system, "font-size:16px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">°</span>E. The textures of these rocks are sub-ophitic to intergranular for dolerites and trachytic for evolved rocks (trachytes). The geochemical study shows that the dolerites are basaltic in composition with alkaline to subalkaline character. The sampled dykes have an evolution dominated by fractional with the minor impact of the crustal assimilation characterized by low Rb/Y ratios for dolerites (0.36 - 0.97) and high values of Rb/Y for the Pan-African granitoid<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "="">s’</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "=""> samples (1.95 - 4.01).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "="">The nature of doleritic and trachytic magma sources is supported by their展开更多
文摘This work presents the petrographic and geochemical data of the dolerite <span>dykes crosscutting the Pan-African basement of Figuil (North-Cameroon) and </span>Léré (South-West Chad) in order to approach their petrogenesis and their emplacement context. Two groups of dolerites have been highlighted by petrograph<span>ic and geochemical studies. These groups were discrimin</span>ated by their TiO<sub>2</sub>, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, REE, Ba, Nb, Zr, La and Hf contents which are relatively higher in group I;group II, on the other hand, has higher MgO, Mg#, Sc, Ni and Cr contents. The mineralogical assemblage of these dolerites is made up by plagioclases, pyroxenes, olivine, oxides, amphibole, biotite and sometimes pyrite, calcite, apatite, epidote and chlorite. The behaviour of the major and trace elements suggest that studied dolerites have an evolution dominated by fractional crystallization. Most dolerite samples show higher REE concentrations and (La/Yb)<sub>N</sub> > 8.7, (Tb/Yb)<sub>N</sub> > 1.9 and Dy/Yb > 2 ratios characterizing a garnet-bearing mantle. The difference in incompatible elements between the two groups is explained by the degree of partial melting of the same source which becomes more important over time. Low (Ce/Yb)<sub>N</sub> values (3.3 - 11.58) <span>also suggest relatively low partial melting degree of the source. Fractional crystalli</span>zation process was possibly combined with minor crustal contamination as shown by enrichment of Th/Yb from group II to Group I that might be due to turbulent magma emplacement. The chemical compositions of these dolerites are similar to that of continental tholeiites with slightly moderate nega<span>tive Nb-Ta anomalies which are attributed to crustal contamination of magma</span>s. As other dolerites of Cameroon, continental tholeiitic signature of the studied dolerites is evidenced in geotectonic discrimination diagrams with Group II dolerite compositions falling within the field of tholeiitic basalts and group I within the field of alkali b
文摘The Pan-African/Brasiliano orogenic belts are a part of numerous Neoproterozoic orogenic belts that belong to the long-lived orgenic cycle that distancing phase started at the Tonian around 1.0 Ga. The Tonian magmatism fairly documented in the Neoproterozoic belts of Borborema Province (NE-Brazil), seemed so far inexistent in the Central African Orogenic Belt (CAOB) although these two belts <span style="font-family:Verdana;">were</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> geologically correlated. Through the Lu-Hf geochronological analysis on zircon of tonalite, the present work, coupled with the previous data, suggests the existence of a Tonian age magmatism in the Central Cameroon Domain of the CAOB although the latter is much reworked. The Nguesseck tonalite outcrops in the northern part of the Mbé</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Sassa-Mbersi region, in the northern edge of Central Cameroon Domain of the CAOB and in the Tcholliré</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Banyo shear zone (TBSZ). The Lu-Hf data obtain on the zircon grains of this tonalite reveal juvenile Hf</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">TDM</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> age of ca. 1.0 Ga. This age, combined to the previous geochemical data suggest</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> that the protholites of this tonalite would have extracted from the source during the distancing phase (rifting and oceanization) of the Pan-african/Brasiliano orogeny at the early Neoproterozoic.</span>
文摘Magmatism in the Cretaceous sedimentary basins of the Figuil and Léré regions constitutes one of the fundamental parameters in the reconstruction of the history of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins. The main objective of this paper is to constrain the petrogenetic processes of hypovolcanic rocks and to determine their geodynamic context of emplacement. The petrographic study of mafic hypovolcanic and trachytic rocks was carried out under a polarizing microscope on thin sections. For the geochemical study, the major oxides and some trace elements were analyzed by ICP-AES. Trace and rare earth elements were analyzed by ICP-MS. The dolerites of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins are composed of dykes of amphibole bearing dolerites, biotite and pyroxene bearing dolerite, pyroxene bearing dolerites and trachytes. The dykes are in the order of 20 to 100 m wide by several kilometers long and oriented from N23<span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="white-space:normal;"><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:-apple-system, "font-size:16px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">°</span></span></span>E to N90<span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:-apple-system, "font-size:16px;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">°</span>E. The textures of these rocks are sub-ophitic to intergranular for dolerites and trachytic for evolved rocks (trachytes). The geochemical study shows that the dolerites are basaltic in composition with alkaline to subalkaline character. The sampled dykes have an evolution dominated by fractional with the minor impact of the crustal assimilation characterized by low Rb/Y ratios for dolerites (0.36 - 0.97) and high values of Rb/Y for the Pan-African granitoid<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "="">s’</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "=""> samples (1.95 - 4.01).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;" "="">The nature of doleritic and trachytic magma sources is supported by their
