Cryogenian A-type Granites of the Yenisei Ridge – Indicators of Tectonic Transformation in the Southwestern Margin of the Siberian Craton

Abstract

Abstract —We document the evolution of A-type granitoid magmatism during the Cryogenian tectonic transformation of the Yenisei Ridge from a postcollisional mode to the early stage of development of an active continental margin. We illustrate the A-type granitoid magmatism evolution in a model for the emplacement and cooling of the intrusions of the Strelka pluton, reflecting the final stage of magmatism during the formation of the postcollisional Glushikha complex (719–702 Ma). These processes took place at the same time as the formation of mantle, mantle-crustal and crustal rocks of the Tatarka complex (711–683 Ma), including the Yagodka pluton A-type granites (711–705 Ma) during the early stage of active continental margin development. During this period of tectonic transition, both convergent events involved the continuous formation of felsic intrusions corresponding to oxidized A-type granites.