Zircon U–Pb geochronology and elemental and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic geochemistry of the Daocheng granitic pluton from the Yidun Arc, SW China

The Garze–Litang suture zone, located in the eastern part of the Tethyan tectonic domain, is notable for widespread Late Triassic granitic plutons, which are genetically associated with the evolution of the Paleo–Tethys Ocean. The Daocheng granitic pluton in the eastern Yidun Arc, SW China, is located in the middle of the Garze–Litang suture zone and has an outcrop area of ∼2800 km2. In the present study, we report zircon U–Pb ages and elemental...