Multistage lithospheric drips control active basin formation within an uplifting orogenic plateau
AJ Andersen, OH Göğüş, RN Pysklywec… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
According to GNSS/INSAR measurements, the Konya Basin in Central Anatolia is
undergoing rapid subsidence within an uplifting orogenic plateau. Further, geophysical …
undergoing rapid subsidence within an uplifting orogenic plateau. Further, geophysical …
Diverse styles of lithospheric dripping: Synthesizing gravitational instability models, continental tectonics, and geologic observations
M McMillan, LM Schoenbohm - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Density instabilities in the lithosphere can founder gravitationally via viscous dripping and
decoupling from overlying crust. The lithospheric dripping concept has been invoked across …
decoupling from overlying crust. The lithospheric dripping concept has been invoked across …
Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Lunpola basin strata constrains the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of central Tibet
The Cenozoic tectonic evolution of central Tibet plays an important role in the growth of the
Tibetan plateau. Paleoelevation studies show that the central Tibetan plateau hosted an …
Tibetan plateau. Paleoelevation studies show that the central Tibetan plateau hosted an …
Basin formation, magmatism, and exhumation document southward migrating flat-slab subduction in the central Andes
Abstract The Central Andean Plateau is the largest plateau formed in a non-collisional
setting and is taller, wider, has thicker crust, and has greater retroarc shortening than any …
setting and is taller, wider, has thicker crust, and has greater retroarc shortening than any …
Symptomatic lithospheric drips triggering fast topographic rise and crustal deformation in the Central Andes
J Andersen, OH Göğüş, RN Pysklywec… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
The basin and plateau regions of the Central Andes have undergone phases of rapid
subsidence and uplift during the last~ 20 Myr in addition to internal tectonic deformation …
subsidence and uplift during the last~ 20 Myr in addition to internal tectonic deformation …
Subduction and hydrogen release: The case of Bolivian Altiplano
Natural hydrogen is known to be generated in the crust by water/rock interactions, especially
the oxidation of iron-rich rock or radiolysis. However, other sources, especially deeper ones …
the oxidation of iron-rich rock or radiolysis. However, other sources, especially deeper ones …
Lithospheric foundering in progress imaged under an extinct continental arc
V Schulte‐Pelkum, D Kilb - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A long‐standing question is how felsic continental crust is differentiated from its mafic parent
mantle magmas. One currently proposed fundamental mechanism is lithospheric foundering …
mantle magmas. One currently proposed fundamental mechanism is lithospheric foundering …
Crustal bobbing in response to lithospheric foundering recorded by detrital proxy records from the central Andean Plateau
Lithospheric foundering is an important mechanism of crustal deformation and recycling,
basin subsidence, and surface uplift in orogenic systems. The Arizaro Basin, in the Puna …
basin subsidence, and surface uplift in orogenic systems. The Arizaro Basin, in the Puna …
[HTML][HTML] Trans-crustal magmatic processes revealed by amphibole breakdown textures at the Quillacas monogenetic volcanic center, Bolivia
Amphibole exerts a fundamental control on arc magma petrogenesis, differentiation, and the
long-term evolution of the arc crust. This study identifies two texturally distinct amphibole …
long-term evolution of the arc crust. This study identifies two texturally distinct amphibole …
Plateau formation controlled by lithospheric foundering under a weak crust
M McMillan, LM Schoenbohm… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lithospheric foundering is hypothesized to contribute to the formation of Earth's largest
continental plateaus, but the predicted effects remain poorly constrained, especially …
continental plateaus, but the predicted effects remain poorly constrained, especially …