Was Late Cretaceous-Paleocene obduction of ophiolite complexes the primary cause of crustal thickening and regional metamorphism in the Pakistan Himalaya?
Regional metamorphic rocks in the Pakistan Himalaya include both UHP coesite eclogite-facies and MP/T kyanite-sillimanite-grade Barrovian metamorphic rocks. Age data show that peak metamorphism of both was c. 47 Ma. 40Ar- 39Ar hornblende cooling ages date post-peak metamorphic cooling of both throug...
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Geological Society of London
2010
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