Occurrence of the high grade Thabsila metamorphic complex within the low grade Three Pagodas shear zone, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand: Petrology and geochronology

Funding

This project was financially co-supported by several sources including (1) the Institute of Research and Development of Kasetsart University, (2) Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand, (3) ASEA-UNINET program, (4) Research Funds from C.A. Hauzenberger, University of Graz, Austria and (5) Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University. Erawan National Park, Department of National Park, Wild Life and Plants is thanked for the permission to collect samples and support in the field. We acknowledge Walter Kurz for his help with CPO analysis of quartz c-axes and Harald Fritz for his discussion about exhumation process of the Thabsila metamorphic complex. Apichart Lumchuan and Master students of Department of Earth Science, Kasetsart University are thanked for their helps in the field. We are grateful to the critical and constructive comments provided by J.G. Liou, Wenjiao Xiao and an anonymous reviewer.