Geochronology of the Malashan Dome and Its Application in Formation of the Southern Tibet Detachment System (STDS) and Northern Himalayan Gneiss Domes (NHGD)
This paper presents the geochronology of zircon SHRIMP U-Pb and muscovite laser 40Ar/39Ar dating on the leucogranite from Malashan dome in Northern Himalaya, Gyirong. The U-Pb ages of the leucogranite show that the magmatism (anatexis and emplacement) of leucogranite in core of the dome took place since ~30 Ma to ~17 Ma. The youngest U-Pb age of ~17 Ma and the muscovite 40Ar/39Ar ages of 17~15 Ma indicate the latest magmatic emplacement and the possible event of doming and cooling. The youngest U-Pb age and the 40Ar/39Ar ages (17~15 Ma) represents the diapirism and doming of the Malashan dome. The tectonic regime following that time may give the way to the east-west extension (beginning since ~13 Ma).