SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Bondy gneiss complex: Evidence for circa 1.39 Ga arc magmatism and polyphase Grenvillian metamorphism in the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province, Québec

We report sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb zircon ages from high-grade gneisses of the Bondy gneiss complex, a volcano-plutonic arc and back-arc edifice hosting a Cu-Au-Fe oxides hydrothermal system in the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province, Québec. Samples of quartzofeldspathic gneiss gave broadly similar results, with zircon cores indicating ages between 1.59 and 1.21 Ga and mantles or whole new zircon crystals giving Grenvillian metamorphic ages. A few analyses indicate minor involvement of Paleoproterozoic and Archean crustal material. Zircon cores are interpreted to have grown during crystallization of the quartzofeldspathic gneiss protoliths, but precise ages could not be determined...