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Article: Two stages of granulite facies metamorphism in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, south Tibet: Petrology, zircon geochronology and implications for the subduction of Neo-Tethys and the Indian continent beneath Asia

TitleTwo stages of granulite facies metamorphism in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, south Tibet: Petrology, zircon geochronology and implications for the subduction of Neo-Tethys and the Indian continent beneath Asia
Authors
KeywordsContinent collision
Himalayas
HT and HP metamorphism
Neo-Tethys subduction
Paired metamorphic belts
Issue Date2010
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0263-4929
Citation
Journal Of Metamorphic Geology, 2010, v. 28 n. 7, p. 719-733 How to Cite?
AbstractThe eastern Himalayan syntaxis in southeastern Tibet consists of the Lhasa terrane, High Himalayan rocks and Indus-Tsangpo suture zone. The Lhasa terrane constitutes the hangingwall of a subduction zone, whereas the High Himalayan rocks represent the subducted Indian continent. Our petrological and geochronological data reveal that the Lhasa terrane has undergone two stages of medium-P metamorphism: an early granulite facies event at c. 90 Ma and a late amphibolite facies event at 36-33 Ma. However, the High Himalayan rocks experienced only a single high-P granulite facies metamorphic event at 37-32 Ma. It is inferred that the Late Cretaceous (c. 90 Ma) medium-P metamorphism of the southern Lhasa terrane resulted from a northward subduction of the Neo-Tethyan ocean, and that the Oligocene (37-32 Ma) high-P (1.8-1.4 GPa) rocks of the High Himalayan and coeval medium-P (0.8-1.1 GPa) rocks of the Lhasa terrane represent paired metamorphic belts that resulted from the northward subduction of the Indian continent beneath Asia. Our results provide robust constraints on the Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of south Tibet. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/123917
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.646
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Chinese NSFC40772049
40972055
40921001
Chinese Geological Survey Program1212010918012
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of GeosciencesGPMR200907
Funding Information:

Z. Zhang thanks Profs Z. Xu, Z. Jin, J. Yang, L. Zheng, Q. Geng, L. Zheng, X. Qi and Yo. Liu for valuable directions and discussions in the work. Master students G. Geng, F. Liu, F. Yu and W. Wang took part in the fieldwork during this study. We are most grateful to Prof. M. Brown, C. Warren and W. J. Xiao for critical and constructive reviews of the manuscript. This research was funded by the Chinese NSFC Grants (40772049, 40972055 and 40921001), Chinese Geological Survey Program (1212010918012) and the Foundation for Open Projects of State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (GPMR200907).

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dc.contributor.authorZhao, GCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSantosh, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, JLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDong, Xen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiou, JGen_HK
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dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Metamorphic Geology, 2010, v. 28 n. 7, p. 719-733en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe eastern Himalayan syntaxis in southeastern Tibet consists of the Lhasa terrane, High Himalayan rocks and Indus-Tsangpo suture zone. The Lhasa terrane constitutes the hangingwall of a subduction zone, whereas the High Himalayan rocks represent the subducted Indian continent. Our petrological and geochronological data reveal that the Lhasa terrane has undergone two stages of medium-P metamorphism: an early granulite facies event at c. 90 Ma and a late amphibolite facies event at 36-33 Ma. However, the High Himalayan rocks experienced only a single high-P granulite facies metamorphic event at 37-32 Ma. It is inferred that the Late Cretaceous (c. 90 Ma) medium-P metamorphism of the southern Lhasa terrane resulted from a northward subduction of the Neo-Tethyan ocean, and that the Oligocene (37-32 Ma) high-P (1.8-1.4 GPa) rocks of the High Himalayan and coeval medium-P (0.8-1.1 GPa) rocks of the Lhasa terrane represent paired metamorphic belts that resulted from the northward subduction of the Indian continent beneath Asia. Our results provide robust constraints on the Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of south Tibet. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
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dc.subjectContinent collisionen_HK
dc.subjectHimalayasen_HK
dc.subjectHT and HP metamorphismen_HK
dc.subjectNeo-Tethys subductionen_HK
dc.subjectPaired metamorphic beltsen_HK
dc.titleTwo stages of granulite facies metamorphism in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, south Tibet: Petrology, zircon geochronology and implications for the subduction of Neo-Tethys and the Indian continent beneath Asiaen_HK
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