Formation of giant copper deposits in Tibet driven by tearing of the subducted Indian plate

Z Hou, R Wang, H Zhang, Y Zheng, S Jin, H Thybo… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) occur in accretionary and collisional orogens, yet it is
unclear how continental collision controls their formation. Two fundamental issues are …

Porphyry mineralization in the Tethyan orogen

R Wang, D Zhu, Q Wang, Z Hou, Z Yang… - Science China Earth …, 2020 - Springer
The Tethyan metallogenic domain (TMD), as one of the three major domains in the world,
extends over 10000 km from east to west, and has developed several world-class …

USTClitho2. 0: Updated unified seismic tomography models for Continental China lithosphere from joint inversion of body‐wave arrival times and surface‐wave …

S Han, H Zhang, H Xin, W Shen… - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract presented 3D seismic velocity models (VP and VS) of crust and uppermost mantle
of continental China using seismic body‐wave travel‐time tomography, which are referred to …

Refertilized continental root controls the formation of the Mianning–Dechang carbonatite-associated rare-earth-element ore system

ZQ Hou, B Xu, H Zhang, YC Zheng, R Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Rare earth element ore deposits associated with carbonatite derived from Earth's mantle
supply half of the world's rare earth element. However, the formation of carbonatite and …

The impact of a tear in the subducted Indian plate on the Miocene geology of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

R Wang, RF Weinberg, DC Zhu, ZQ Hou… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Yadong-Gulu Rift, cutting across the Gangdese belt and Himalayan terranes, is
currently associated with a thermal anomaly in the mantle and crustal melting at 15–20 km …

Three-dimensional kinematics of the India–Eurasia collision

L Wang, S Barbot - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
The collision between India and Eurasia mobilizes multiple processes of continental
tectonics. However, how deformation develops within the lithosphere across the Tibetan …

Relationship of the crustal structure, rheology, and tectonic dynamics beneath the Lhasa‐Gangdese terrane (southern Tibet) based on a 3‐D electrical model

S Jin, Y Sheng, MJ Comeau, M Becken… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tectonic dynamics of the Lhasa‐Gangdese terrane, southern Tibet, are still unclear and
open questions persist regarding the structure, physical properties, and rheology of the …

[HTML][HTML] 青藏高原近南北向裂谷的时空分布特征及动力学机制

卞爽, 于志泉, 龚俊峰, 杨蓉, 程晓敢, 林秀斌… - 地质力学 …, 2021 - journal.geomech.ac.cn
青藏高原南部发育的一系列近南北向裂谷是印度-欧亚大陆持续挤压作用下的大型伸展构造,
也是揭示高原后碰撞构造演化过程的重要对象. 目前, 关于南北向裂谷的形成机制存在多种假说 …

Along‐strike variation in the initiation timing of the north‐trending rifts in southern Tibet as revealed from the Yadong‐Gulu rift

S Bian, J Gong, AV Zuza, R Yang, L Chen, J Ji, X Yu… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A key issue in the Cenozoic evolution of the Tibetan plateau is the geodynamic drivers for
north‐trending rifting in southern Tibet. Recent studies have demonstrated an eastward …

Deformation of crust and upper mantle in central Tibet caused by the northward subduction and slab tearing of the Indian lithosphere: New evidence based on shear …

C Wu, X Tian, T Xu, X Liang, Y Chen, M Taylor… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shear-wave splitting provides insight into geodynamic processes such as lithospheric
deformation and upper mantle flow. This study presents shear wave splitting parameters …