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Post-Hercynian ultrahigh-temperature tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Middle Atlas lower crust (central Morocco) revealed by metapelitic granulite xenoliths
Abdelkader El Maz
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Department of Geology, University of Moulay Ismaïl, Meknes, Morocco
Alain Vauchez
Geosciences Montpellier, Montpellier University and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
Jean-Marie Dautria
Geosciences Montpellier, Montpellier University and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Short summary
This study highlights the tectono-metamorphic evolution of the lower crust in central Morocco from the Hercynian to the Quaternary from the study of granulitic xenoliths. After a first tectono-metamorphic event, the lower crust recorded heating associated with a moderate deformation preserved in sillimanite. Later, the lower crust interacted with basanite that brought the xenoliths up to the surface. This allows us to compare the evolution of the lower crust in the Rif and the Middle Atlas.
This study highlights the tectono-metamorphic evolution of the lower crust in central Morocco...
