Mineralogy and origin of garnet in acidic volcanic rocks of Dastgerd area, Qom

The rhyolitic and trachytic domes in south of Dastgerd in Qom province, contain garnet phenocrysts. Based on the micro-probe analysis, garnets are almandine rich, and poor in other components. Considering the whole rock chemistry, the magmas of the area have continental origin or at least contaminated with a continental source. Based on chemical composition of biotites, the magmas are peraluminous with continental origin. Several evidences such as lack of any metamorphic xenocrysts or xenoliths, homogeneous composition of garnets, compositional equilibrium between garnet and biotite, lack of metamorphic inclusions in garnet and lack of reaction rims, in addition with the origin of host rocks and whole rock composition, indicate that garnets in the area could be crystallized from a peraluminous magma and they are igneous garnets.