Three stages of deformation and metamorphism have been identified and correlated.
Peak P–T for kyanite and sillimanite zones are 583 °C, 6.5 kbar and 635 °C, 5.0 kbar.
Igneous cores of the metamorphic zircons were dated to be 240 Ma by LA-ICPMS.
40Ar/39Ar dating of muscovites yields a cooling age of 224 Ma.
A model for the Permian to Triassic evolution of the paleo-Jinshajiang oceanic plate is indicated.