Quantifying Barrovian metamorphism in the Danba Structural Culmination of eastern Tibet

Journal article

The Danba Structural Culmination is a tectonic window into the late Triassic to early Jurassic Songpan-Garzê Fold Belt of eastern Tibet, which exposes an oblique section through a complete Barrovian-type metamorphic sequence. Systematic analysis of a suite of metapelites from this locality has enabled a general study of Barrovian metamorphism, and provided new insights into the early thermotectonic history of the Tibetan plateau. The suite was used to create a detailed petrographic framework,...

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Authors: Weller, O; St-Onge, MR; Waters, D; Rayner, N; Searle, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 909-935
• Publication date: 2013-12-01
• DOI: 10.1111/jmg.12050
• EISSN: 1525-1314
• ISSN: 0263-4929
• Language: English
• Keywords: metamorphic field gradient; Tibetan plateau; P-T-t path; Barrovian metamorphism; in situ monazite geochronology