Multiple sources of the Early Mesozoic Gouli batholith, Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Belt, northern Tibetan Plateau: Linking continental crustal growth with oceanic subduction

Orogenic belts have been among the most important locations to investigate the growth of continental crust (CC). The Eastern Kunlun Orogenic Belt (EKOB), which contains widespread Permian–Triassic granitoids, is volumetrically comparable to the Cenozoic Gangdese magmatic belt in the Tibetan Plateau and is an ideal region to investigate the mechanism of the Paleozoic–Mesozoic CC growth in this region. The Gouli batholith at the eastern end of the...