The western Durkan Complex (Makran Accretionary Prism,SE Iran): A Late Cretaceous tectonically disrupted seamounts chain and its role in controlling deformation style |
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| Authors: | Edoardo Barbero Luca Pandolfi Morteza Delavari Asghar Dolati Emilio Saccani Rita Catanzariti Valeria Luciani Marco Chiari Michele Marroni |
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| Institution: | Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra,Universitàdi Ferrara,Via Saragat 1,44123 Ferrara,Italy;Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra,Universitàdi Pisa,Via S.Maria 53,56126 Pisa,Italy;Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse,CNR,Pisa,Via G.Moruzzi 1,56124 Pisa,Italy;Faculty of Earth Sciences,Kharazmi University,Shahid Mofatteh St.43,Tehran,Iran;Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse,CNR,Pisa,Via G.Moruzzi 1,56124 Pisa,Italy;Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse,CNR,Firenze,Via La Pira 4,50121 Firenze,Italy |
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| Abstract: | The Durkan Complex is a key tectonic element of the Makran accretionary prism (SE Iran) and it has been interpreted as representing a continental margin succession. We present here a multidisciplinary study of the western Durkan Complex, which is based on new geological, stratigraphic, biostratigraphic data, as well as geochemical data of the volcanic and meta-volcanic rocks forming this complex. Our data show that this complex consists of distinct tectonic slices showing both non-metamorphic and very low-grade metamorphic deformed successions. Stratigraphic and biostratigraphic data allow us to recognize three types of successions. Type-I is composed by a Coniacian – early Campanian pelagic succession with intercalation of pillow lavas and minor volcaniclastic rocks. Type-II succession includes a volcanic sequence passing to a volcano-sedimentary sequence with Cenomanian pelagic limestones, followed by a hemipelagic sequence. This succession is characterized by abundant mass-transport deposits. Type-III succession includes volcanic and volcano-sedimentary sequences, which are stratigraphically covered by a Cenomanian platform succession. The latter is locally followed by a hemipelagic sequence. The volcanic rocks in the different successions show alkaline geochemical affinity, suggesting an origin from an oceanic within-plate setting. Our new results indicate that the western Durkan Complex represents fragments of seamounts tectonically incorporated in the Makran accretionary wedge during the latest Late Cretaceous–Paleocene. We propose that incorporation of seamounts in the frontal prism caused a shortening of the whole convergent margin and possibly contributed to controlling the deformation style in the Makran Accretionary Wedge during Late Cretaceous–Paleocene times. |
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