Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) rocks often show metamorphic zonations from lower greenschist facies to migmatites associated with leucogranite intrusions that are classically described as examples of Tertiary inve...Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) rocks often show metamorphic zonations from lower greenschist facies to migmatites associated with leucogranite intrusions that are classically described as examples of Tertiary inverted metamorphism. The present study, based on structural, petrological and geochronological investigations in the Kinnar Kailas Granite (KKG) and surrounding HHC sequence, evidences a discordant intrusive contact of the Ordovician KKG with respect to Pre\|Alpine high grade deformed HHC sequence in the Sutlej valley.Four main phases of deformation are recorded in this HHC sequence and pre\|Ordovician sediments. The first three phases of deformation occurred under high\|grade metamorphic conditions, before the intrusion of the KKG. The geometry of the main progressive ductile deformation (D2—D3) results from SW vergent doming and migmatisation. The latest deformation is expressed by local shearing under greenschist facies conditions. This late D4 deformation corresponds to N—S oriented ductile normal faults lowering the eastern blocks. The KKG is a shallow depth intrusion, showing discordant contacts with the surrounding basement rocks and large scale magmatic stoping. The KKG crosscuts the high\|grade deformation structures (D2—D3) but is locally affected by the local late D4 extensional deformation. The granite textures reflect only slight orientation related to magmatic deformation and even at few centimetres from the intrusion contact, the granite appears undeformed in contrast to the surrounding highly foliated rocks. Furthermore, xenoliths of Kyanite\|Sillimanite bearing basement rocks are present within the KKG.展开更多
文摘Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) rocks often show metamorphic zonations from lower greenschist facies to migmatites associated with leucogranite intrusions that are classically described as examples of Tertiary inverted metamorphism. The present study, based on structural, petrological and geochronological investigations in the Kinnar Kailas Granite (KKG) and surrounding HHC sequence, evidences a discordant intrusive contact of the Ordovician KKG with respect to Pre\|Alpine high grade deformed HHC sequence in the Sutlej valley.Four main phases of deformation are recorded in this HHC sequence and pre\|Ordovician sediments. The first three phases of deformation occurred under high\|grade metamorphic conditions, before the intrusion of the KKG. The geometry of the main progressive ductile deformation (D2—D3) results from SW vergent doming and migmatisation. The latest deformation is expressed by local shearing under greenschist facies conditions. This late D4 deformation corresponds to N—S oriented ductile normal faults lowering the eastern blocks. The KKG is a shallow depth intrusion, showing discordant contacts with the surrounding basement rocks and large scale magmatic stoping. The KKG crosscuts the high\|grade deformation structures (D2—D3) but is locally affected by the local late D4 extensional deformation. The granite textures reflect only slight orientation related to magmatic deformation and even at few centimetres from the intrusion contact, the granite appears undeformed in contrast to the surrounding highly foliated rocks. Furthermore, xenoliths of Kyanite\|Sillimanite bearing basement rocks are present within the KKG.
