SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for a gabbro sample from the Garzê ophiolite block yielded a mean 206Pb/238U age of 292±4 Ma, which indicated that the spread- ing time of the Garzê-Litang Tethys was most li...SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for a gabbro sample from the Garzê ophiolite block yielded a mean 206Pb/238U age of 292±4 Ma, which indicated that the spread- ing time of the Garzê-Litang Tethys was most likely at the earliest Permian. Combined with previous studies, we sug- gest that the opening of the Tethys in southwest China was derived from breakup of the East Gondwanaland in the late Paleozoic.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40472119 and 40172071)the Progranme of Excelent Young Scientists of the Ministry of Land and Resources,the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China(Grant No.2002CB412608)the China Geological Survey(Grant No.200313000057).
文摘SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses for a gabbro sample from the Garzê ophiolite block yielded a mean 206Pb/238U age of 292±4 Ma, which indicated that the spread- ing time of the Garzê-Litang Tethys was most likely at the earliest Permian. Combined with previous studies, we sug- gest that the opening of the Tethys in southwest China was derived from breakup of the East Gondwanaland in the late Paleozoic.