Himalayan leucogranites crop out intermittently over 2000 km along the crest of the world’s youngest and largest mountain range. They are derived from partial melting of continental crust during a classic continental collisional orogeny. Studies of these leucogranites have significantly advanced knowledge of crustal anatexis, felsic magmatic differentiation, and the tectonic evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. This Elements thematic issue provides an overview of the petrogenesis and significance of the Himalayan leucogranites including field relations, source rocks, petrology, geochemistry, tectonics, and links to orogenesis and economic resources. It not only summarizes the state-of-the-art research on Himalayan leucogranites but also demonstrates how a multidisciplinary approach can help constrain the origins and evolution of granites, their associated mineralizations, and related geodynamic development.
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December 01, 2024
Himalayan Leucogranites: Petrogenesis and Significance
Fang-Zhen Teng;
Isotope Laboratory, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Fu-Yuan Wu
State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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Isotope Laboratory, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
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03 Dec 2024
Online ISSN: 1811-5217
Print ISSN: 1811-5209
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Elements (2024) 20 (6): 367–372.
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Fang-Zhen Teng, Fu-Yuan Wu; Himalayan Leucogranites: Petrogenesis and Significance. Elements 2024;; 20 (6): 367–372. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.20.6.367
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- anatexis
- Asia
- beryllium ores
- deformation
- experimental studies
- fractional crystallization
- geochemistry
- geodynamics
- granites
- Himalayas
- igneous rocks
- intrusions
- laboratory studies
- leucogranite
- lithium ores
- magmas
- metal ores
- mineralization
- orogeny
- partial melting
- petrogenesis
- petrology
- plate collision
- plate tectonics
- plutonic rocks
- sills
- source rocks
- tectonics
- cesium ores
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