Karakoram and Saltoro ranges in Ladakh, India. It became a part of Eurasia during the
Jurassic, and until Late Cretaceous its southern margin was an active continental margin
represented by the Karakoram (Arc) Batholith. Its magmatism is thought to be extinguished
during Late Cretaceous by collision with the Shyok ophiolite, however, geochronological
data are limited. The Karakoram terrane is a key element in the geodynamics of Himalaya …