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Diverse ages and origins of basement complexes, Luzon, Philippines
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In this article, the first known occurrences of pre-Late Cretaceous age rocks in the eastern Philippines are reported. But, individual components within the two complexes vary in age from Late Jurassic (Caramoan basement complex) to Early Cretages and early Miocene (Camarines Norte-Calaguas Islands basement complex).Abstract:
Geological field investigations and 40Ar/39Ar ages from two basement complexes in southeast Luzon document the first known occurrences of pre-Late Cretaceous age rocks in the eastern Philippines. However, individual components within the two complexes vary in age from Late Jurassic (Caramoan basement complex) to Early Cretaceous and early Miocene (Camarines Norte-Calaguas Islands basement complex). These and other data show that southeast Luzon basement complexes are genetically diverse, and they indicate that the concept of an old, autochthonous basement in the Philippines is open to question. This supports the hypothesis that the Philippine Archipelago is an amalgamation of allochthonous Mesozoic and Cenozoic island-arc, ocean-basin, and continental fragments that were assembled during the Tertiary.read more
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