Evidence for Early (> 44 Ma) Himalayan Crustal Thickening, Tethyan Himalaya, southeastern Tibet

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 274; no. 1; pp. 14 - 23
• Main Authors: Aikman, Amos B., Harrison, T. Mark, Lin, Ding
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 30.09.2008
• Subjects: Dala granitoids; Tethyan Himalaya; Tibet; U–Pb zircon; Tibet; Dala granitoids; Tethyan Himalaya; U–Pb zircon

Comprehensive understanding of Himalayan orogenesis is limited in part by a poor knowledge of the Eohimalayan episode; a phase of tectonic activity predating the better understood Neohimalayan crustal thickening associated with coaxial deformation along the Main Central thrust. The Cambo–Ordovician...