Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
4-2008
Publication Title
Donald D Harrington Symposium on the Geology of the Aegean
Abstract
The island of Syros, Greece is part of the Attic-Cycladic blueschist belt, formed during Mesozoic Eurasia-Africa subduction. The rocks of Syros can be broadly divided into three tectono-stratigraphic units: (I) metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks (marble-schist sequence), (II) remnants of oceanic crust with fault-bounded packages of blueschist/eclogite-facies mafic rocks and serpentinite (mafic-ultramafic rocks) and (III) the Vari gneiss, which is a tectonic klippe. Low-temperature, high-pressure assemblages are found on several islands in the Cyclades. The best preserved of these rocks are on Syros and Sifnos islands. Mineral compositions and peak metamorphic assemblages are similar on both islands. Both islands are considered to share similar P-T histories with highest-pressure mineral assemblages reflecting conditions of at least 15 kbar and about 500°C.
Volume
2
Rights
© 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd
Recommended Citation
Schumacher, John C.; Brady, John B.; and Cheney, John T., "Metamorphic Style and Development of the Blueschist- to Eclogite-Facies Rocks, Cyclades, Greece" (2008). Geosciences: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/geo_facpubs/29
Comments
Archived as published.
Open Access article
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 2, DONALD D HARRINGTON SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE AEGEAN 28–30 April 2008, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, USA