Process of serpentinization in the ultramafic massif of Beni Bousera (internal Rif,Morocco) |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Zaineb?HajjarEmail author Amina?Wafik Marc?Constantin Mohamed?Bhilisse |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Geology, FSSM Morocco,DLGR Laboratory (Unit associated to CNRST, URAC 43),Marrakech,Morocco;2.Department of Geology, Faculty of Science,University of Laval,Quebec,Canada |
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| Abstract: | The Beni Bousera massif forms part of the Sebtide units in the internal Rif Mountain (Morocco). It is mainly composed of mantle peridotites surrounded by crustal metamorphic rocks (kinzigites, micaschists, and schists). The serpentinization affects all of peridotite massif to various degrees. Serpentinization is concentrated at the top of the peridotites, along the mylonitized zone, and in the NE part of the massif. It is manifested by the formation of mesh and hourglass textures along the tectonic foliation in the highly serpentinized peridotites; and brecciated texture in the least serpentinized peridotites. Pyroxene minerals are still intact hosting few serpentine veins. These petrographic features are consistent with the geochemical data, marked by the increasing of LOI and decreasing of MgO and FeO toward the top of the massif and Aaraben fault. The Raman characterization of serpentine with the brecciated mesh and hourglass textures correspond to lizardite type whereas the serpentine with the vein texture is formed by lizardite + chrysotile. |
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