Geological Evolution of the Karakoram Terrane since Neoproterozoic

S Pundir, V Adlakha - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Karakoram Terrane (KT) in the western margin of the Himalayan-Tibetan
orogen preserves the record of the Tethyan oceanic lithospheric subduction beneath the …

中国新疆–中亚大地构造单元划分及演化简述

张向飞, 陈莉, 曹华文, 彭智敏, 陈奋宁, 洪俊, 任飞… - 西北地质, 2023 - xbdz.net.cn
中国新疆–中亚地处特提斯构造域和古亚洲构造域交汇部位, 跨全球最重要三大构造(成矿)
域中的2 个, 对认识全球构造演化和资源环境效应具有重要意义, 前人对该区域开展了大量研究 …

The Meso-Tethys Ocean: The nature, extension and spatial-temporal evolution

JJ Fan, BC Zhang, JB Zhou, Y Niu, SL Sun, JP Lv… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nature, extension, and evolution of the Meso-Tethys still remain unclear to researchers,
and this has thereby hindered in-depth study of the Tethys tectonic domain. In this paper, we …

A single Dras‐Kohistan‐Ladakh arc revealed by volcaniclastic records

G Andjić, R Zhou, TN Jonell… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tectonic interpretations of arc remnants in the Himalayan orogen remain uncertain, despite
their important implications for the overall convergence history between India and Eurasia …

Fate of an oceanic plate in the Neo-Tethys intra-oceanic subduction system: Evidence from elemental and Rb/Sr–Sm/Nd isotopic systematics

IM Bhat, H Chauhan, T Ahmad, T Tanaka, M Bickle… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
We report the coexistence of normal mid-ocean ridge basalt (NMORB)-type and alkaline
ocean island basalt (OIB)-type mafic volcanics from the Zildat Ophiolitic Mélange (ZOM) …

Detrital zircon provenance of the Indus Group, Ladakh, NW India: Implications for the timing of the India-Asia collision and other syn-orogenic processes

G Bhattacharya, DM Robinson… - GSA Bulletin, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The timing of the India-Asia collision is greatly debated and is critical for elucidating early
orogenic processes. This study documents, for the first time, evidence of India-Asia detrital …

The significance of Upper Jurassic felsic volcanic rocks within the incipient, intraoceanic Dras Arc, Ladakh, NW Himalaya

JMJ Walsh, S Buckman, AP Nutman, R Zhou - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dras Arc is an island arc terrane located along the Indus Suture within the
Ladakh Himalaya. To the north it is juxtaposed against the Eurasian Ladakh Batholith and to …

Geochemical analysis of magmatic rocks from Shyok Suture Zone (SSZ) Trans-Himalaya, NW India: insights for geodynamic evolution of the terrane

S Sivaprabha, IM Bhat, T Ahmad, T Tanaka… - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study discusses the geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous Shyok and Nubra
volcanics from the Shyok Suture Zone (SSZ), Trans-Himalaya. Geochemically, the studied …

Paleomagnetic Constraint on the Age of the Shyok Suture Zone

CR Martin, O Jagoutz, R Upadhyay… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The India‐Eurasia collision is a key case study for understanding the influence of
plate tectonic processes on Earth's crust, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere …

Paleogene magmatic flex and flux in the Ladakh Arc, NW Himalaya: chronostratigraphy of the Khardung Formation

WM Saktura, S Buckman, JC Aitchison, R Zhou - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ladakh Arc was formed by subduction of Neotethyan oceanic lithosphere
along the southern Eurasian margin before magmatic activity ceased upon the continental …