The youngest Permian Ocean in Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Evidence from Geochronology and Geochemistry of Bingdaban Ophiolitic Mélange in Central Tianshan, northwestern China

The Tianshan Belt, which lies in the southwest part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), is characterized by abundant ophiolites or ophiolitic mélanges, which are indicators of the existence of oceanic basin can be used for tracking the tectonic evolutionary history of the orogen. The Bindaban (BD) ophiolitic mélange is located in the Central Tianshan Belt, northwest China, which comprises mainly gabbros, diabases, basalts, basaltic lavas...