The augen gneisses of the Peloritani Mountains (NE Sicily): Granitoid magma production during rapid evolution of the northern Gondwana margin at the end of the Precambrian

Fiannacca, PatriziaWilliams, IanCirrincione, RosolinoPezzino, Antonino2015-12-101342-937Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/69926The medium- to high-grade polymetamorphic basement rocks of the Peloritani Mountains, northern Sicily, include large volumes of augen gneiss of controversial age and origin. By means of a geochemical and SHRIMP zircon study of representative samples, theKeywords: Cadomian granitoids; Calabria-Peloritani orogen; Crustal recycling; Southern Europe; U-Pb SHRIMP geochronologyThe augen gneisses of the Peloritani Mountains (NE Sicily): Granitoid magma production during rapid evolution of the northern Gondwana margin at the end of the Precambrian201310.1016/j.gr.2012.05.0192016-02-24