New Ar-Ar Isotopic Ages of the Southern Tianshan Mountains,Kyrgyzstan and their Geological Implications

摘要

Objective The Late Paleozoic Southern Tianshan Ocean is usually considered to be the last-closed ocean in the Tianshan Orogeny.However,there is still no consensus if this is indeed the case.Blueschist,eclogite and ophiolite are present in the Atbashi Range,Kyrgyzstan,which are believed to be the relics of the Southern Tianshan Ocean.New data obtained through Ar-Ar isotopic analysis in