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Tectono-metamorphic transitions in the higher Himalayan sequence: A clue for Main Central Thrust (MCT) localization in Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

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This study recognizes a transition in the modes of ductile deformation across the Himalayan Crystalline Complex (HCC) from field and microstructural evidence. This transition leads to the Main Central Thrust (MCT) zone localization in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya. In the initial stage of crustal shortening (prior to ∼16 Ma), the HCC experienced temporally varying distributed ductile strains that produced regionally occurring planar fabrics and folds of three generations. Thereafter, the tectonic transition (from distributed to localized deformation) at ∼16 Ma occurred, forming the MCT zone in the HCC. This MCT zone (∼4-6 km thick) marks a diffuse metamorphic/rheological boundary between the hot HCC and the relatively colder Lesser Himalayan terrane to the south. The field data suggests that the base of compressed reverse paleo-isograds at the bottom of the MCT zone coincides with the transition of quartz creep mechanisms, from sub-grain rotation (SGR) to grain boundary migration (GBM). The present study documents the prograde metamorphic imprints to establish the P-T conditions of these multiple deformation episodes. Finally, this study presents a conceptual tectonic model, based on previous laboratory findings, to propose a two-stage tectono-thermal evolution of the Higher Himalaya.
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insu-03947155 , version 1 (19-01-2023)

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Subhajit Ghosh, Nibir Mandal, Sreetama Roy, Santanu Bose. Tectono-metamorphic transitions in the higher Himalayan sequence: A clue for Main Central Thrust (MCT) localization in Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya. Journal of Structural Geology, 2023, 167, ⟨10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104783⟩. ⟨insu-03947155⟩
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