Late Cryogenian magmatic activity in the North Lhasa terrane, Tibet: Implication of slab break-off process

The North Lhasa terrane in Tibet is generally interpreted to be paleotectonically unrelated to the East African Orogen (EAO) and is instead thought to have derived from northeastern India or northwestern Australia. In this study, we present petrogenetic and geochronological results pertaining to the analysis of gabbros (ca. 652 Ma), diorites (ca. 658 and 646 Ma), and tonalites (ca. 652 Ma) from the North Lhasa terrane. The gabbros are...