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geodynamics of indentor corners

 

DXLa-migmatite

 

A good rock  Gorgeous granitic migmatites exposed at Duoxiong La pass near Namche Barwa. Zeitler's foot gives scale. Zircons and other accessory minerals from felsic bands give U-Pb ages of about 3 Ma.

 

Credit: Peter Zeitler (2001)

 

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