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The Meliata unit, situated in the SE part of the Western Carpathians, represents an accretionary complex assembled during the closure of the Triassic-Jurassic Meliata oceanic basin. Blueschists, ophiolites and very low-grade metamorphosed sedimentary rocks are imbricated in a tectonic zone between the Gemericum and the Silica nappe. Petrological and microstructural analyses indicate a single progressive deformation coincident with prograde metamorphism at blueschist facies conditions. The foliation is defined by preferred orientation of mica, blue amphibole and rarely also by Na-pyroxene. The exhumation path is documented by ductite deformation, formed at blueschist-greenschist facies boundary and at greenschist facies conditions. The E-W directed thrust faults which are parallel to the foliation seem to be responsible for exhumation of the blueschists. Later stages of deformation in phyllites are documented by shear bands that crosscut the blueschist facies foliation. Low-temperature Cretaceous nappe tectonics resulted in brittle deformation and used mostly the older tectonic systems that formed at blueschist-greenschist facies conditions

Meliata blueschists originated from basalts, limestones, pelites, psammitic and amphibolite facies basement rocks. Compositionally, the metabasalts have a geochemical signature mostly indicative of a transitional arc-MORB origin, but some mafic rocks having affinity with within plate basalts also present. The mafic blueschists consist of blue amphibole, epidote and albite, rarely also garnet, Na-pyroxene and chloritoid. Apart from phengite and quartz the metapelites and metapsammites contain one or more of the minerals: chloritoid, paragonite, glaucophane, albite, chlorite, occasionally also Na-pyroxene and garnet. Amphibolite facies rocks contain relic garnet, plagioclase and hornblende, the latter two replaced by albite and blue amphibole, respectively. The zoning patterns of blue amphibole, garnet and chloritoid suggest their formation during prograde stage of metamorphism. P-T conditions of meta-morphism are estimated to be about 350-460 oC and 10-12 kbar.

This work focuses on first occurrences of more than 20 silicate minerals in the study area. In addition to amphiboles group (six minerals), pyroxenes (three minerals), different varieties of garnets and schist silicates and some Mn-rich minerals are described in this paper. Several of these minerals have not been known in the Western Carpathians yet. The studied minerals come from greenschist facies sequences of the Early Paleozoic of the Gemericum and from blueschists of the Meliata unit.

1 - English abstract The late-Variscan magnesium-rich potassic to ultrapotassic igneous rocks create numerous dykes, dyke swarms and several plutonic bodies at the boundary between the Moldanubian Zone and the Teplá-Barrandian Block of the Bohemian Massif. They represent a volumetrically smaller group of igneous rock but they are the key to understand generation of melt and processes of mantle metasomatism and shallow-level magma differentiation. In addition, they are considered as an indicator of the tectonic evolution of this part of the Bohemian Massif during the final stages of the Variscan orogenesis. Currently, they are the subject of discussion by several authors in terms of their genesis, emplacement time and geodynamic significance. The presented thesis is a compilation of four scientific publications that are aimed at the petrological study of selected (ultra)-potassic dyke rocks from several localities at the western border of the Moldanubian Zone. The study of mineral textures, mineral chemistry and whole-rock geochemistry together with magnetic fabrics, structural field relations and age determinations allowed us to describe the crystallization history of these rocks, discuss their evolution from melt generation to magma ascent and emplacement, and form the model of sequence of Variscan...

English abstract This work focuses on high pressure atoll garnet-bearing metabasites from the central part of Krušné hory Mts. in Saxothuringian zone of Bohemian Massif. Eclogite bodies are interpreted as a part of alochtonnous units, which were dragged into the high pressure conditions of subduction zone during a subduction of Saxothuringian oceanic crust under the Teplá-Barrandien Unit and subsequently they were exhumed into upper parts of subduction- collisional system. Main mineral assemblage of eclogites consists of omphacite, garnet, quartz and amphibole which replaces grains of omphacite. Minor minerals present are rutile, ilmenite, talc a chlorite. Zircon, apatite, paragonite, pyrite, plagioclase, albite and monazite are enclosed in porphyroblasts of garnets. Grains of garnet frequently form the atoll structures, where its central part of a grain is replaced by new minerals of matrix and rim part stays preserved. Based on compositional profiles and mapping of major and trace elements, two evolution phases of garnet were distinguished. Older garnet (I) forms mainly preserved cores of garnet and on the contrary younger garnet (II) is present on rims or also replaces garnet I in the core part of a grain. Garnet I has higher amounts of Ca and Mn but lower Mg and Fe than garnet II. Preserved grains of...

English abstract The investigation of high- to ultrahigh-pressure rocks in the Bohemian Massif occurring as small bodies enclosed in surrounding rocks with a low degree of metamorphism was always focused on their main metamorphic event in granulite facies conditions at very high temperatures. However, recent studies have shown that these rocks underwent a high-pressure metamorphism that preceded the subsequent high-temperature overprint and exhumation of those rocks. The scientific publications that comprise this dissertation thesis present petrological, mineralogical and geochemical research of these (ultra)high pressure rocks from various parts of the Bohemian Massif that have the potential to preserve information about their pre-exhumation history. The findings of the inclusions of high-pressure phases in metamorphic minerals and, in particular, the study of major and trace elements zoning in garnets together with thermodynamic modelling allowed us to describe new temperature-pressure conditions and to refine the metamorphic paths of these rocks. The felsic and mafic granulites of the Kutná Hora Complex in the Moldanubian Zone and the Rychleby Mountains in the East Sudetes preserve the evidence of prograde metamorphism. In addition to the inclusions of phengite and omphacite in the garnet cores, the...

English abstract This work deals with the structural and petrological characteristics of migmatites surrounding Melechov massif near Humpolec. The aim was to assess the existence of multiple anatectic events that could be caused by intrusion of late granites. The results are based on fieldwork, petrographic observations in thinsections of the collected rocks, study of major minerals chemistry in both melanosome and the leucosome of selected migmatites and a comparison of bulk chemical analyses of selected samples. Studied migmatites are characterized by SSW-NNE oriented migmatitic vertical banding S2, which is intensively transposed into subhorizontal foliation S3 via folding and solid state deformation. Rocks of all studied sites bears common mineral assamblage (Bt + Crd + Sil + Pl + Kfs + Qtz + Ms + Mag). While overall chemical analysis of selected samples do not vary significantly, the chemistry of biotite and cordierite exhibits a significant increase in xMg a slight decrease in Ti from the first to the third locality. Chemistry of other rock-forming minerals do not vary significantly. These differences correlate well with different modal abundance of magnetite, which reaches up to 3% on the locality TM3. Based on the obtained data it can be stated that the studied rocks form a homogeneous domain of the...

The Kabul Block is a lenticular crustal fragment that, along with the Farah, Helmand, and Nuristan terranes, is situated within a tectonic zone known as the Afghan Central Blocks. The Afghan Cent- ral Blocks form within the collision zone between the Indian, Eurasian, and Arabian plates. The Kabul Block consists of a highly-deformed crystalline basement overlain by weakly-deformed Late Paleozoic- Mesozoic sediments. U/Pb SHRIMP analysis of zircon cores from the lowermost basement formations (the Sherdarwaza and/or Khair Khana) indicates the presence of a Neoarchean component (~ 2700 Ma), while the majority of zircon cores yield a range of Early Paleoproterozoic ages (2200 - 2500 Ma). The Sherdarwaza and Khair Khana Formations are comprised of migmatite and orthogneiss with minor marble, quartzite, and amphibolite that reached granulite-facies conditions. Conventional geother- mobarometry and phase equilibria modelling on well preserved granulite-facies assemblages indicates that the rocks reached conditions of approximately 850 řC at up to 7 kbar of pressure. Textural relations indicate that this was a strongly temperature dominated event. U/Pb SHRIMP dating of zircon rims and U-Th-Pb dating of monazite inclusions in granulite-facies garnet suggest that this event occurred in the late...

Studium pevných inkluzí vybraných minerálů eklogitů, peridotitů a granulitů Kutnohorské oblasti English abstract Felsic granulites with lenses and boudins of garnet peridotites and eclogites, for which UHP conditions have been obtained, commonly occur in the Moldanubian Zone of the Bohemian Massif. However, it is not clear when and how the HP-UHPM rocks were emplaced into the host granulites. The most important question that remains is, whether the felsic granulites also experienced UHP metamorphism. By studying solid phase inclusions and compositional zoning in resistant phases as garnet, we provide evidence of prograde metamorphism of felsic rocks prior to their granulite facies overprint. Finding mono-mineral inclusion of Ti-rich phengite point to prograde evolution of the rocks.Polyphase inclusions of phengite and biotite indicate that it was previously Ti-poor phengite. Another important inclusion is graphite, which could be remnant of micro-diamond inclusion. Well-preserved prograde zoning of major elements in garnet from the felsic granulites is supported by zoning patterns of trace elements, such as titanium, chromium and yttrium and rare earth elements. Both these groups of elements remain heterogeneous at a micro-scale. The garnet profiles reveal that the rocks preserved signs of multiple stages...

English abstract Granulites of Moldanubian Zone are usually characterized by the presence of HP/UHP rocks of mafic and ultramafic compositions. The relationships between UHP rocks and granulites and their metamorphic history are subjects of many discussions. The Blanský Les Granulite Massif is the largest body of this type and includes numerous budines and bodies of serpentinized garnet peridotites, pyroxenites and amphibolic eclogites. PT conditions of granulites and garnet peridotites were estimated using different thermobarometric calculations. Temperatures 850-1050řC and pressures 15-20 kbar were calculated for granulites and 800-1000řC/25-40 kbar were estimated for garnet peridotites. Similar to other granulite bodies in the Moldanubian zone, the Blanský Les Granulite Massif is interpreted either as a segment of orogenic root, which was exhumed by viscous flow from low crust or the rocks reached eclogite facies conditions in the subduction channel first and then were overprinted by granulite facies metamorphism. Maximum depths of emplacement of garnet peridotites and other UHP rocks into granulites are limited by their pressure conditions. For these granulites the pressure is 22 kbar.

Felsic granulites from the Kutná Hora complex in the Moldanubian zone of central Europe preserve mineral assemblage that record transition from early eclogite to granulite facies conditions, and exhibit discordant leucocratic veining, which is interpreted as evidence for melt loss during the decompression path. The granulites are layered and consist of variables proportions of quartz, ternary feldspar, garnet, biotite, kyanite, and rutile. In the mesocratic layers, garnet grains show relatively high Ca contents corresponding to 28-41 mol. % grossular end member. They have remarkably flat compositional profiles in their cores but their rims exhibit an increase in pyrope and a decrease in grossular and almandine components. In contrast, garnets from the leucocratic layers have relatively low Ca contents (15-26 mol. % grossular) that further decrease towards the rims. In addition to modelling of pressure-temperature pseudosections, compositions of garnet core composition, garnet rim- ternary feldspar-kyanite-quartz equilibrium, ternary feldspar composition, and the garnet- biotite equilibrium provide five constraints that were used to constrain the pressure- temperature path from eclogite through the granulite and amphibolite facies. In both layers, garnet cores grew during omphacite and phengite dehydration...

Diploma thesis - Kateřina Schlöglová - 2011 1/2 English abstract Granulites of the Rychleby Mts. represent relics of high-pressure eclogite-facies metamorphic rocks that are scattered in various crustal and mantle segments of the Variscan orogen in central Europe. These rocks may provide important insights into early stages of Variscan plate convergence and burial as well as exhumation mechanisms. We use mineral assemblages and chemistry to reconstruct the pressure-temperature paths, mechanisms of melting, and conditions of mineral preservation of high-pressure granulites, as well as whole- rock geochemistry to aid in interpretation of granulite precursors and their geodynamic setting. The mafic granulites consist of garnet, omphacite, two feldspars, and quartz with accessory rutile and zircon. The peak assemblage was partly replaced by pargasitic amphibole and biotite. Garnet grains are zoned from Grs36Py10Alm54 (core) to Grs20Py38Alm42 (rim), and host inclusions of phengite, omphacite, unmixed feldspars, kyanite, and rutile. Omphacite composition varies from Di44Hd14Jd42 (inclusions in garnet) through Di63Hd20Jd17 (porphyroblasts) and Di63Hd24Jd13 (symplectitic intergrowths with plagioclase). Reintegrated composition of the feldspar porphyroblasts is Or43Ab53An04. The felsic granulite variety is composed...

English abstract Felsic granulites in the Bohemian Massif are characterized by the presence of small (from decimetres to several houndred metres in size) boudins and lenses of garnet peridotites and high-pressure eclogites. Pressure conditions of the granulites and their mutual metamorphic history with garnet peridotites and eclogites are subject of long discussion. For this purpose, minerals and textures formed at peak pressure conditions were investigated using thin-sections and mineral separates of these rocks from the Kutná Hora complex. As all these rocks underwent granulite facies reequilibrium and subsequent cooling, most inclusions are transformed to lower pressure and temperature phases. In addition to olivine, orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene, garnet from garnet peridotites contains frequent chromium spinel. The host garnet around inclusions shows Cr-rich domains as result of diffusion from spinel to garnet. Rare ilmenite inclusions with high MgO content and pentlandite were also observed in garnet. Orthopyroxene in matrix and rims of large grains have low amounts of Al and the associated clinopyroxene has relatively high jadeite content. Two varieties of eclogites are present in the granulite: eclogites with pyroxenites and garnetites occur within or adjacent to garnet peridotites. Garnets of...

The thesis focuses on tectonics and petrology of the Shotur Kuh complex and it is subdivide into four chapters. The first chapter involves a brief summary of information on regional geology, metamorphism and geochronology from different basement units in Iran. Chapters 2 and 3 include results of my research work that are in print or submitted for publication to international journals, respectively. In general, these two chapters provide an interdisciplinary approach to the metamorphism and tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Shotur Kuh complex and emphasizing the related links between geochronology, metamorphic petrology, micro-structural and macro-structural analyses, and tectonics. The last chapter (4) is a summary of achieved results with their possible interpretation and some future directions of research in the basement units of Iran. Consolidation of the Iranian basement units by metamorphism with partial granitization and partly intense folding occurred during Late Precambrian. This process continued during several major orogenic phases that were accompanied by syntectonic metamorphism and magmatic events. The most important orogenic events were during Paleozoic, Middle Triassic, Middle Jurassic, Late Jurassic and late Cretaceous periods. Some authors assume only epeirogenic movements during...

The purpose ofthis dissertation is geochemical study ofupper mantle rocks at two sites from diÍlěrent geological settings of the Bohemian Massif (Czech Repub|ic) - Koziíkov and Homí Bory. The first part of dissertation represents a review of petrological and geochemical studies of upper mantle Íocks found in the Bohemian Massi{ which have been pub|ished or presented so far' These include information about ýpe and occuÍTences of mantle{erived rock with individual Bohemian Massif units and summarized present state of knowledge on depletion and metasomatism ofthese rocks. The principal questions related to the mantle beneath the Bohemian Massif which remďn opened are presented at the end of this part. The most important paÍt of the dissertation represents three comprehensive papers on geochemical studies of upper mant|e rocks from Koziíkov and Horní Bory. In the second part, a geochemical study of major elements, trace elements, and Sr-Nd isotopes combined with mineral chemistry of upper mantle xenoliths from the Koziíkov volcano have been presented. This unique suite of xenoliths samples upper 2/3 of the upper mantle in this region and, therefore' provides a great possibility to study uppeÍ mantle composition variations with depth. The results show that upper mantle beneath Koziíkov volcano underwent...

The thesis aims to compile response of deep-seated rocks to continental collision in the root zone of Variscan orogen exposed in Bohemian Massif. It treats the orogenic processes from the scale of microscopic grains constituting rocks through scale of individual outcrops to an overall view of ~4000 km2 large domain of the high-grade rocks. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first represents an article summarizing study of structurally most complex area - Blanský les granulite massif - published in the Mineralogy and Petrology journal (2006). The second chapter unravels regional evolution of the south Bohemian Moldanubian domain and correlates the presented results with suitable studies from other orogenic regions or with numerical models of continental collisions. The related article will be submitted to Tectonics journal in June 2007. The last section focuses on the mechanisms of deformation in the felsic granulites and extrapolates the results to rheology of the Variscan lower crust and behavior of common felsic rocks under HT HP conditions. The corresponding paper will be submitted to Journal of Metamorphic Geology in the autumn 2007. The Bohemian massif represents the easternmost exposure of Variscan orogen in Europe. During the 380-300 Ma complex subduction - collision a ~300km...