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Petrogenesis and Tectonic Significance of the Neoproterozoic Magmatism of the Tusham Ring Complex (NW Indian Shield): Insight into Tectonic Evolution of the Malani Igneous Suite and Rodinia Supercontinent

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The present study is carried out to probe geodynamic evolution and tectonic history of A-type granitoids from the Riwasa and Nigana areas in the Tusham Ring Complex (TRC), western Peninsular India on the basis of petrological and geochemical aspects. The investigated rocks have the characteristics of hypersolvus, calc-alkaline, peraluminous and A-type granitoids. They are enriched in SiO2, Na2O+K2O, Fe/Mg, Th, U, REE (except Eu), LILE+HFSE, elevated in Fe/Mg, Ga/Al, Th/U, A/CNK ratios, and depleted in CaO, MgO, Sr, Cr, Ni, P, and Ti, and having Eu abundances. They also show high heat production (HHP) affinity and high mineralization potential. Elemental geochemistry in conjunction with mineralogical variants attested that they were formed by limited fractional crystallization of a parental magma derived from partial melting of crustal protolith accreted during the Neoproterozoic magmatic event. Physicochemical features i.e. F and Cl-rich biotite, pegmatite rim, substantial model content of albite, high mineralized veins and altered mineralogy indicate rock-fluid interactions which are caused by magmatic origin or secondary metasomatic alteration superimposed on the host rock. The magmatism occurred in the TRC is interpreted to represent the Malani Igneous Suite (MIS) and their linkage with Rodinia Supercontinent and Pan-African thermal event.

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The authors wish to express their thanks to Chairman, Dr. A.R. Chaudhri (Department of Geology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India) and Director, Dr. Kalachand Sain (Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India) for their support. We are thankful to N.V. Chalapathi Rao (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India) and Dinesh Pandit (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India) for their assistance to carry out the EPMA analysis. We are also thankful to the anonymous reviewers for their comments which greatly helped in improvement of the manuscript, and also to the editor for efficient editorial handling.

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Naveen Kumar, Kumar, N., Sharma, R. et al. Petrogenesis and Tectonic Significance of the Neoproterozoic Magmatism of the Tusham Ring Complex (NW Indian Shield): Insight into Tectonic Evolution of the Malani Igneous Suite and Rodinia Supercontinent. Geotecton. 54, 428–453 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001685212003005X

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