Petrogenesis of Early to Middle Jurassic granitoid rocks from the Gangdese belt, Southern Tibet: Implications for early history of the Neo-Tethys

• Published in: Lithos Vol. 179; pp. 320 - 333
• Main Authors: Guo, Lishuang, Liu, Yulin, Liu, Shuwen, Cawood, Peter A., Wang, Zhenghua, Liu, Hongfei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Geochemistry; Jurassic granitoid rocks; Tectonic setting; The Gangdese belt; Zircon U–Pb chronology; Eurasian Plate; China, People's Rep., Xizang; Tethys Sea; Zircon U–Pb chronology; Geochemistry; Tectonic setting; The Gangdese belt; Jurassic granitoid rocks

The Gangdese belt, Tibet, records the opening and closure of the Neo-Tethyan ocean and the resultant collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Mesozoic magmatic rocks generated through subduction of the Tethyan oceanic slab constitute the main component of the Gangdese belt, and play a cruci...