University of Isfahan Petrological Journal 2228-5210 9 4 2019 02 20 Geochemistry, petrogenesis and tectonic setting of volcanic rocks North Qazvin (Western Alborz) Geochemistry, petrogenesis and tectonic setting of volcanic rocks North Qazvin (Western Alborz) 171 188 23555 10.22108/ijp.2018.108750.1066 FA Iman Monsef Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Farzaneh Khademian Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Rahgoshay Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Alireza Jafari Rad Department of Geology, Research and Technology branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2018 02 13 The magmatic activities in north Qazvin, as a part of the Western Alborz zone, contain a sequences of volcanic lavas associated with pyroclastic rocks with Eocene age. According to petrographical investigations, volcanic lavas are basalt, basaltic andesite, pyroxene andesite, trachy-andesite, dacite and rhyolite. The texture of these rocks is more porphyritic with fine-grained groundmass including plagioclase, clinopyroxene, quartz, alkali feldspar, amphibole and biotite minerals. On the basis of geochemical features, all samples show high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic affinities. Also, these rocks are enriched in LREE and LILE, and depleted in HFSE characteristic of calc-alkaline series in subduction-related environment. Petrogenesis indicate that the mafic lavas have been derived from 5 to 10 % partial melting of enriched garnet lherzolite mantle source. Qazvin volcanic lavas have moderate Nb/Yb and Ta/Yb ratios indicative of an enriched mantle source compositions (e.g., E-MORB). Furthermore, these lavas have high values of Th, U and Pb consistent with slab-related sediments and/or crustal contamination in their mantle source. The magmatic activities in north Qazvin, as a part of the Western Alborz zone, contain a sequences of volcanic lavas associated with pyroclastic rocks with Eocene age. According to petrographical investigations, volcanic lavas are basalt, basaltic andesite, pyroxene andesite, trachy-andesite, dacite and rhyolite. The texture of these rocks is more porphyritic with fine-grained groundmass including plagioclase, clinopyroxene, quartz, alkali feldspar, amphibole and biotite minerals. On the basis of geochemical features, all samples show high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic affinities. Also, these rocks are enriched in LREE and LILE, and depleted in HFSE characteristic of calc-alkaline series in subduction-related environment. Petrogenesis indicate that the mafic lavas have been derived from 5 to 10 % partial melting of enriched garnet lherzolite mantle source. Qazvin volcanic lavas have moderate Nb/Yb and Ta/Yb ratios indicative of an enriched mantle source compositions (e.g., E-MORB). Furthermore, these lavas have high values of Th, U and Pb consistent with slab-related sediments and/or crustal contamination in their mantle source. https://ijp.ui.ac.ir/article_23555_bd4ceed06ca6d2c7dd6c5ecac6311977.pdf