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This paper reports the results of the geochemical study of the Jutogh metasedimentary rocks that occur as a tectonic window between the Lesser and the Higher Himalaya. The Jutogh Group of rocks are mostly mica-schists of different metamorphic grade. The weathering intensity parameters, such as chemical index of alteration (CIA), plagioclase index of alteration (PIA), and index of compositional variability (ICV), range from 81 to 65 (mean = 72), 97 to 68 (mean = 84), and 1.9 to 0.6 (mean = 1.2), respectively indicating low to moderate degrees of weathering. Transition element ratios [Ni/Co (6.98 to 2.88), and V/Ni (2.32 to 1.27)], and major and trace element geochemistry imply recycled, felsic to intermediate, Archean to post-Archean are the sources for Jutogh rocks. The tectonic discrimination diagram implies an active continental margin setting for the deposition of the Jutogh metasediments. The geochemical data from the Jutogh rocks, when combined with the S-type Paleoproterozoic granite magmatism, imply the existence of an active tectonic setting during the deposition of the Jutogh sediments at the northern margin of the Indian continent during Nuna assembly.
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A significant part of the results reported in this manuscript was generated by Hifzurrahman during his Ph.D. research at IISER Bhopal. The authors thank the reviewers, handling editor, and editor-in-chief for constructive comments to improve the readability of manuscript. Pritam Nasipuri acknowledge Prof. Sandeep Singh, and Prof. A K Jain for inspiring scientific discussion. Pritam Nasipuri acknowledges MoES for financial support via project MoES/Geo/PO/101(3)/2017.
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Geochemistry of Jutogh Metasediments, Lesser Himachal Himalaya, India, and their Implications in Source Area Weathering, Provenance, and Tectonic Setting during Paleoproterozoic Nuna Assembly
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Hifzurrahman, Nasipuri, P. & Joshi, K.B. Geochemistry of Jutogh Metasediments, Lesser Himachal Himalaya, India, and their Implications in Source Area Weathering, Provenance, and Tectonic Setting during Paleoproterozoic Nuna Assembly. J Geol Soc India 99, 897–905 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-023-2411-0
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