The South Armenian Block: Gondwanan origin and Tethyan evolution in space and time
Igor Nikogosian; Antoine J.J. Bracco Gartner; Paul R.D. Mason; Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen; Klaudia F. Kuiper; Uwe Kirscher; Sergei Matveev; Araik Grigoryan; Edmond Grigoryan; Arsen Israyelyan; Manfred J. van Bergen; Janne M. Koornneef; J.R. Wijbrans; G.R. Davies, and Khachatur Meliksetian · 2023
Catalogue summary
New isotope ages, palaeomagnetic measurements, zircon distributions, and geochemistry reconstruct the South Armenian Block as Gondwanan in origin, rifting during Neotethys opening and later experiencing distinct intraplate and subduction-related magmatism.
Why this matters
The reconstruction gives readers a modern geoscientific account of how Armenia's deep geological setting developed separately from the Taurides within the Tethyan realm.
Citation
Igor Nikogosian; Antoine J.J. Bracco Gartner; Paul R.D. Mason; Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen; Klaudia F. Kuiper; Uwe Kirscher; Sergei Matveev; Araik Grigoryan; Edmond Grigoryan; Arsen Israyelyan; Manfred J. van Bergen; Janne M. Koornneef; J.R. Wijbrans; G.R. Davies, and Khachatur Meliksetian 2023. The South Armenian Block: Gondwanan origin and Tethyan evolution in space and time. Gondwana Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2023.03.023
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