Late Paleozoic to early Triassic multiple roll-back and oroclinal bending of the Mongolia collage in Central Asia
The architecture and mechanics of an orogen can be understood in terms of a system of
collages that are characterized by a complex assemblage of multiple components, but the …
collages that are characterized by a complex assemblage of multiple components, but the …
The subduction plate interface: Rock record and mechanical coupling (from long to short timescales)
Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
High‐pressure granulite facies overprinting during the exhumation of eclogites in the Bangong‐Nujiang Suture Zone, central Tibet: Link to flat‐slab subduction
XZ Zhang, Q Wang, YS Dong, C Zhang, QY Li… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The geometric transformation of a descending plate, such as from steep to flat subduction in
response to a change from normal to overthickened oceanic crust during subduction, is a …
response to a change from normal to overthickened oceanic crust during subduction, is a …
Secular change of metamorphic features in the Himalayan orogen during the Cenozoic and its tectonic implications
The Himalayan orogen is an archetype of collisional orogens built by the continental
collision between India and Asia in the Cenozoic, and it has been a natural laboratory for …
collision between India and Asia in the Cenozoic, and it has been a natural laboratory for …
Eclogites and other high-pressure rocks in the Himalaya: A review
PJ O'Brien - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
Himalayan high-pressure metamorphic rocks are restricted to three environments: the suture
zone; close to the suture zone; and (mostly) far (> 100 km) from the suture zone. In the NW …
zone; close to the suture zone; and (mostly) far (> 100 km) from the suture zone. In the NW …
The Spongtang Massif in Ladakh, NW Himalaya: An Early Cretaceous record of spontaneous, intra-oceanic subduction initiation in the Neotethys
Abstract The Spongtang Massif is a remnant of Neotethyan ocean crust emplaced onto the
Indian passive margin along the Indus-Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture in the NW Himalayan …
Indian passive margin along the Indus-Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture in the NW Himalayan …
Fate of an oceanic plate in the Neo-Tethys intra-oceanic subduction system: Evidence from elemental and Rb/Sr–Sm/Nd isotopic systematics
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) …
ocean island basalt (OIB)-type mafic volcanics from the Zildat Ophiolitic Mélange (ZOM) …
Timing of subduction initiation, arc formation, ophiolite obduction and India–Asia collision in the Himalaya
MP Searle - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract Reconstruction of the Western Himalaya requires three subduction systems
operating beneath the Spong arc, Dras–Kohistan arc and the Asian continent during the …
operating beneath the Spong arc, Dras–Kohistan arc and the Asian continent during the …
[HTML][HTML] Lawsonite composition and zoning as tracers of subduction processes: A global review
DL Whitney, KF Fornash, P Kang, ED Ghent, L Martin… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Lawsonite is an abundant hydrous mineral in oceanic crust, sediments, and metasomatic
rocks at depths of~ 45 to 300 km in most subduction zones, but it is rarely preserved in the …
rocks at depths of~ 45 to 300 km in most subduction zones, but it is rarely preserved in the …
Low temperature eclogite facies rocks discovered in the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis: Poly‐cyclic metamorphic evolution and implications
We report the first occurrence of poly‐cyclic high‐pressure low‐temperature (HP‐LT) rocks
from the easternmost Indus‐Yarlung suture zone, formed during subduction of Neo‐Tethyan …
from the easternmost Indus‐Yarlung suture zone, formed during subduction of Neo‐Tethyan …