The Age of Piqiang Gabbroid, NW Margin of
Piqiang gabbroid is 15 km north of Piqiang village,west Keping fold-thrust belt,Tarim Basin. The country rocks of Piqiang gabbroid include Silurian,Devonian,Carboniferous and Permian-Neogene and Quaternary uncomfortably overly on it. Gabbro sample was collected at the SE margin of Piqiang gabbroid for individual mineral separating. Plagioclase was selected for Ar-Ar dating. 8 heating stages of 700~1 400 ℃ gaves a stable plateau with the plateau age of (265.5±1.2) Ma. The related isochronal age is (267.29±5.62) Ma. Consulting with the regional geological data,Piqiang gabbroid intruded at early Middle Permian,without obvious influence of tectonic-thermo event after the intrusion.