Metamorphic rocks of the Sierra de Ancasti (Catamarca province, Northwestern Argentina) were investigated by means of the Rb-Sr-method. Three phases of metamorphism can be distinguished. A first possible homogenization of Sr possibly took place 524 m. y. ago. A second one can be subdivided into a mean metamorphism at 472 m. y. and a statical recrystallization at about 450 m. y. A last weak metamorphism at about 420 m. y. can be recognized only by ages of cooling of biotites. The relations of the metamorphic rocks to granitic intrusions and regional comparisons support this subdivision. Similar ages have been reported from various regions of the Gondwana continent.
