Sr–Nd isotope and geochemical characterisation of the Paleoproterozoic Västervik formation (Baltic Shield, SE-Sweden): a southerly exposure of Svecofennian metasiliciclastic sediments

Abstract

The Paleoproterozoic Västervik formation represents the southernmost exposure of Svecofennian metasediments and comprises a large psammitic succession of up to 5,000 m thickness dominated by quartzite with minor pelite and arkose. The Västervik formation was deposited in a time interval of *30 m.y. from 1.88 until 1.85 Ga. Whole-rock geochemical data and Rb-Sr-Sm-Nd analyses in combination with bulk zircon U-Pb ID-TIMS studies help to gain insight into the depositional and geodynamic history of the metasiliciclastic units of the Västervik formation. Discrimination function diagrams show good agreement of major element composition with petrographic characterisation pointing towards a quartzose sedimentary provenance area with a tendency towards felsic igneous provenance. Trace element characteristics show typical upper crustal composition and remarkably similar patterns despite the respective petrographic differences. Sm-Nd isotope systematics reveal a restricted range of TDM with 2.3 ± 0.

Geologische Exkursion Südost-Schweden

“…Neuere Daten zur zeitlichen und geochemischen Entwicklung der Västervik-Region finden sich u.a. bei Nolte et al (2011) sowie Kleinhanns et al (2012Kleinhanns et al ( , 2015.…”