Zircon SHRIMP U–Pb ages of the Gangdese Batholith and implications for Neotethyan subduction in southern Tibet

• Published in: Chemical geology Vol. 252; no. 3; pp. 191 - 201
• Main Authors: Wen, Da-Ren, Liu, Dunyi, Chung, Sun-Lin, Chu, Mei-Fei, Ji, Jianqing, Zhang, Qi, Song, Biao, Lee, Tung-Yi, Yeh, Meng-Wang, Lo, Ching-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.07.2008
• Subjects: Gangdese Batholith; Neotethyan subduction; Tibet; Zircon U–Pb dating; Gangdese Batholith; Tibet; Zircon U–Pb dating; Neotethyan subduction

The Trans-Himalayan magmatism, which occurred extensively in the Lhasa terrane of southern Tibet, has long been related to the Neotethyan subduction before the India–Asia collision. To better delineate the magmatic duration, we report a geochronological study with 25 SHRIMP zircon U–Pb ages from the...