Narryer Gneiss Terrane - Sequence of Events

Sequence of Events

A simplified sequence of events known from the Narryer Gneiss Terrane of the Western Gneiss Belt of the Yilgarn craton is reproduced after A. F. Trendall (1991);

  • 2000-1600 Ma;
    Basic dykes, related to the Gascoyne Complex and Capricorn Orogeny
  • 2700-2600 Ma;
    Granite sheets and juxtaposition with the Yilgarn craton.
  • 3350-3300 Ma; Amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism
  • ~3350-3400 Ma; deposition of metasedimentary rocks
  • 3400 Ma; Intrusion of syenogranites to form Dugel Gneiss, basic and ultramafic dykes
  • >3400-3680 Ma; Deformation
  • ~3680 Ma; Meeberrie Gneiss
  • >3680-3730 Ma; Deformation
  • ~3780 Ma; Manfred Complex ultramafic-mafic layered intrusion
  • >4100 Ma; Metasedimentary precursor gneiss to host the Manfred Complex

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