Whole Rock Geochemistry and Geodynamic Evolution of Paleoproterozoic Gneisses, Ako’ozam-Njabilobe Area, Southwestern Cameroon

Christopher Fuanya; Boniface Kankeu; Anthony Temidayo Bolarinwa; Rose Fouateu Yongue

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Whole Rock Geochemistry and Geodynamic Evolution of Paleoproterozoic Gneisses, Ako’ozam-Njabilobe Area, Southwestern Cameroon

Christopher Fuanya, Boniface Kankeu, Anthony Temidayo Bolarinwa, Rose Fouateu Yongue

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The Ako’ozam–Njabilobe area, which is part of the Nyong group, is characterized mainly by highly deformed gneisses that host amphibolites, and metadolerites as enclaves. The gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area were investigated to constrain their geotectonic environment as well as understand their geodynamic evolution within the Nyong group. Three litho-types of gneisses outcrop within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area, consisting of horblende-biotite, quartzofeldspathic, and garnet gneisses. They are strongly peraluminous, with low Yb_N, Rb/Sr, K₂O/Na₂O, and enriched in large ion lithophile elements (LILE). The gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area have a trachy-andesite parentage. The negative anomalies in high field strength elements (HFSE) and enrichments in LILE and light rare earth elements (LREE) suggest a subduction setting for this magmatism. The geochemical signatures including, low K₂O/Na₂O ratio, silica content (67.18 to 73.65 wt%), Yb and Y contents less than 1 and 10 ppm respectively, and low heavy REE values of the studied gneisses are akin to chemical signatures of archean crustal rocks. The Nb/Th < 1 and Th/Yb >1 of the studied gneisses indicate that the magma that sourced their protolith is mantle-derived with some degree of crustal contamination. The similarity in whole rock data of the three lithotypes of gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area suggests a possible mechanical mixing during emplacement. The chemistry of the gneisses indicates a possible Archean inheritance during the emplacement of their protoliths, as such could provide insights into the petrogenetic processes controlling crustal growth and aid in understanding the Archean-Proterozoic transition within the Nyong group.

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Gneiss, Ako’ozam, Njabilobe, Nyong Group, Paleoproterozoic

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Anthony Temidayo Bolarinwa

Department of Geology, Pan African University Life and Earth Science Institute (PAULESI), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Department of Earth Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

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SN  - 2575-1514
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aas.20230801.13
AB  - The Ako’ozam–Njabilobe area, which is part of the Nyong group, is characterized mainly by highly deformed gneisses that host amphibolites, and metadolerites as enclaves. The gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area were investigated to constrain their geotectonic environment as well as understand their geodynamic evolution within the Nyong group. Three litho-types of gneisses outcrop within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area, consisting of horblende-biotite, quartzofeldspathic, and garnet gneisses. They are strongly peraluminous, with low YbN, Rb/Sr, K2O/Na2O, and enriched in large ion lithophile elements (LILE). The gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area have a trachy-andesite parentage. The negative anomalies in high field strength elements (HFSE) and enrichments in LILE and light rare earth elements (LREE) suggest a subduction setting for this magmatism. The geochemical signatures including, low K2O/Na2O ratio, silica content (67.18 to 73.65 wt%), Yb and Y contents less than 1 and 10 ppm respectively, and low heavy REE values of the studied gneisses are akin to chemical signatures of archean crustal rocks. The Nb/Th 1 of the studied gneisses indicate that the magma that sourced their protolith is mantle-derived with some degree of crustal contamination. The similarity in whole rock data of the three lithotypes of gneisses within the Ako’ozam-Njabilobe area suggests a possible mechanical mixing during emplacement. The chemistry of the gneisses indicates a possible Archean inheritance during the emplacement of their protoliths, as such could provide insights into the petrogenetic processes controlling crustal growth and aid in understanding the Archean-Proterozoic transition within the Nyong group.
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