Crustal thickening and uplift of the Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau during the Late Cretaceous to early Palaeocene: geochronology and geochemistry of the Saiduopugangri granite

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Ahead of Print.There continues to be debate regarding the timing of the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates and the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. This study presents zircon U–Pb geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry, and Lu–Hf isotopic data for the Saiduopugangri granite of the Qiangtang Terrane, located within the core of the Tibetan Plateau. These data provide the basis for the geodynamic setting, petrogenesis, and characteristics