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. The North Pamir, part of the western syntax of the India–Asia collision zone, preserves remnants of a poorly understood Paleozoic intra-oceanicsubduction zone. To constrain the age of this ancient ocean floor, we analyzed calcite phases in vesicular basalt and basaltic volcanic breccia withU–Pb geochronology using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Dating of radial fibrous to equantspary calcite yielded three meaningful Visean–Serpukhovian ages. Rare-earth elements and yttrium (REE + Y) data reveal that the basaltic host rock of the calcite and oxidizingseawater are major sources of trace elements during calcite precipitation. U–Pb ages seem to be independent of REE + Yconcentrations. Our results demonstrate the potential of calcite dating to constrain the age of ancient ocean floors. We challenge the hypothesisthat a continuous early Paleozoic Kunlun Terrane extended from northern Tibet into the North Pamir.

Calcite U–Pb dating of altered ancient oceanic crust in the North Pamir, Central Asia