Granite of Mt. Nuptse

Granite of Mt. Nuptse, intruded in Everest series within the ductile portion of the South Tibetan Detachment System. Emplacement age is 23-24 Ma (Jessup et al., 2008). View from West to East. Photo ID 676

Photograph: R. Carosi – Unipi

Reference: Carosi R., Lombardo B., Musumeci G. & Pertusati P.C. (1999) – Geology of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline in Eastern Nepal (Khumbu Himal). In: Advances on the geology of the Himalaya. Focus on Nepal (P. Le Fort and B. N. Upreti eds.), Journal of Asian Earth Science, Elsevier (Great Britain), 17 (5-6), 785-803. Jessup, M.J., Cottle, J.M., Searle, M.P., Law, R.D., Tracy, R.J., Newell, D.L. & Waters, D.J. (2008) P-T-t-D paths of the Everest Series schist, Nepal. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 26, 717-739.