Petrology and geochemistry of some high pressure rocks from northern part of Rio San Juan complex, Dominican Republic

Authors

Khandaker I. Anam, Florida International University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Major/Program

Geosciences

First Advisor's Name

Grenville Draper

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Rosemary Hickey

Third Advisor's Name

Claudia Owen

Keywords

Petrology, Dominican Republic, Geochemistry

Date of Defense

11-12-1993

Abstract

The Rio San Juan Complex is an important occurrence of high pressure/low temperature rocks in the circum-Caribbean region which contains both coherent blueschist units and two varieties of melange in the same area. The melanges contain a diverse assemblage of blocks of various sizes, different degrees of metamorphism, and mineral assemblages. Some high pressure blocks show two stages of metamorphism. The earliest stage is characterized by high pressure-low temperature conditions and the second stage is characterized by high pressure-lower temperature conditions. The geochemistry of thirteen samples from the Rio San Juan Complex has been studied and data have been compared with rocks of adjacent regions. Geochemical evidence indicates that rocks from the Rio San Juan Complex have predominant calc-alkaline affinities with subordinate tholeiitic affinities. This suggests that they have a multiple tectonic provenance.

Identifier

FI14032311

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Anam, Khandaker I., "Petrology and geochemistry of some high pressure rocks from northern part of Rio San Juan complex, Dominican Republic" (1993). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1284.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1284