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Metamorphic conditions and structural evolution of the Kesebir-Kardamos dome: Rhodope metamorphic complex (Greece-Bulgaria)

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The synmetamorphic nappe system of the Rhodope Metamorphic Complex has been deformed into dome-and-basin structures attributed to syn- to post-convergent exhumation. We document the deformation style and present new thermobarometric and geochronological constraints for the Kesebir–Kardamos dome in southern Bulgaria and northern Greece. The dome consists of a migmatitic core overlain by high-grade thrust sheets. Kinematic indicators indicate a continuum from ductile to brittle conditions during exhumation. Thermodynamic modeling applied to the high-grade, intermediate thrust sheets yielded peak conditions of 1.2 GPa and ca 730 °C. New U–Pb SHRIMP-II dating of zircons from rocks of the same unit revealed Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous (145 Ma) as the time of metamorphic crystallization; some zircon rims yielded Eocene ages (53 and 44 Ma) interpreted as having been thermally reset owing to coeval granitoid magmatism. The high-grade rocks were covered by Lutetian–Priabonian marine sediments after exhumation. Slumps suggest that sedimentation took place in a tectonically active environment. Our new structural, petrological and geochronological results suggest that the major shear zone in the core of the Kesebir-Kardamos dome is equivalent to the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Nestos Shear Zone. Post-Jurassic metamorphic ages recorded in the Rhodope most likely represent crustal rather than deep subduction geodynamic processes.

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Acknowledgements

E. M. would like to acknowledge the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and the ERC starting grant (335577) for financial support. We would also like to acknowledge ETH-Zurich for covering fieldwork and analytical expenses. The scientific staff of the Center of Isotopic Research (CIR) at VSEGEI, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) is acknowledged for their help during E.M.’s stay at St. Petersburg. Jan Pleuger is acknowledged for discussions regarding the geology of Rhodope. Lucie Tajčmanová, James Connolly, Konstantinos Kydonakis and Torgeir Andersen are acknowledged for comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. Constructive reviews by N. Georgiev, A. Kounov, Ingo Braun and editorial handling by Prof. Wolf-Christian Dullo are highly appreciated.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, ETH-Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Evangelos Moulas, Filippo Luca Schenker & Jean-Pierre Burg

  2. Institute of Earth Science, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Campus Trevano, Manno, Switzerland

    Filippo Luca Schenker

  3. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Dimitrios Kostopoulos

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CL images with spot analyses of zircons from sample R10-102. Thin bright rims in some of the zircons indicate Pb loss (PDF 423 KB)

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Moulas, E., Schenker, F.L., Burg, JP. et al. Metamorphic conditions and structural evolution of the Kesebir-Kardamos dome: Rhodope metamorphic complex (Greece-Bulgaria). Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 106, 2667–2685 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-017-1452-2

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