Large-scale geometry, offset and kinematic evolution of the Karakorum fault, Tibet

R Lacassin, F Valli, N Arnaud, PH Leloup… - Earth and Planetary …, 2004 - Elsevier
The total offset, lifespan and slip rate of the Karakorum fault zone (KFZ)(western Tibet) are
debated. Along the southern fault half, ongoing oblique slip has exhumed dextrally sheared …

Quaternary geology, tectonics and distribution of palaeo-and present fluvio/glacio lacustrine deposits in Ladakh, NW Indian Himalaya—a study based on field …

B Phartiyal, A Sharma, R Upadhyay, AK Sinha - Geomorphology, 2005 - Elsevier
The Ladakh region of the northwestern Indian Himalaya is rich in Quaternary deposits but it
has not received much attention. Previous Quaternary research in the region has focused on …

Deconvolving episodic age spectra from zircons of the Ladakh Batholith, northwest Indian Himalaya

LT White, T Ahmad, TR Ireland, GS Lister, MA Forster - Chemical Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
We present U/Pb SHRIMP dates of zircons from 7 key samples of the Ladakh Batholith to
reconcile the many, often conflicting ages that have been proposed according to various …

Tectonics of the southern Asian Plate margin along the Karakoram Shear Zone: Constraints from field observations and U–Pb SHRIMP ages

AK Jain, S Singh - Tectonophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
New geological observations, recent published data and U–Pb SHRIMP zircon dating from
the Karakoram Mountains along the Nubra and Shyok Rivers reveal that the initial …

Characteristics of Geosites for Promotion and Development of Geotourism in Ladakh, India

AR Mir, FA Dar, MZ Ahmad - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
Geotourism is a form of sustainable and alternate tourism that attracts people to sites and
destinations of geological significance. In addition, it deals with the heritage, diversity, and …

Zircon U–Pb geochronology, mineral and whole‐rock geochemistry of the Khardung volcanics, Ladakh Himalaya, India: Implications for Late Cretaceous to …

N Lakhan, AK Singh, BP Singh, K Sen… - Geological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present new mineral and whole‐rock geochemical data with zircon U–Pb
ages of the Khardung volcanics (KV) from the western Himalaya and discuss their tectono …

Early Cretaceous subvolcanic calc-alkaline granitoid magmatism in the Nubra-Shyok valley of the Shyok Suture Zone, Ladakh Himalaya, India: Evidence from …

S Kumar, S Bora, UK Sharma, K Yi, N Kim - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
The lithounits constituting the Ladakh Himalaya are exposed along the Indus and Shyok
Sutures Zones of northwest Himalaya. The Shyok Suture Zone (SSZ) in northern Ladakh …

Origin of the late Early Cretaceous granodiorite and associated dioritic dikes in the Hongqilafu pluton, northwestern Tibetan Plateau: A case for crust–mantle …

J Li, Y Niu, Y Hu, S Chen, Y Zhang, M Duan, P Sun - Lithos, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a detailed study of geochronology, mineral chemistries, bulk-rock major and
trace element abundances, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotope compositions of the granodiorite and …

[HTML][HTML] 喀喇昆仑地体甜水海地区102Ma 辉长岩的发现及其对区域中生代构造演化的约束

李杭, 柯强, 李昊, 洪涛, 赵同寿, 徐兴旺 - 岩石学报, 2020 - html.rhhz.net
喀喇昆仑地体是青藏高原的重要构造单元. 近来, 我们对其中的林济塘中生代盆地地层进行了
调查, 并在喀喇昆仑地体甜水海地区褶皱的中侏罗统龙山组灰岩中发现了辉长岩侵入体 …

Age and origin of granites in the Karakoram shear zone and Greater Himalaya Sequence, NW India

F Horton, ML Leech - Lithosphere, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustal-scale Karakoram shear zone structurally distinguishes the western Himalaya
from—and provides an opportunity to compare to—the central and eastern portions of the …