Linkage of deep lithospheric structures to intraplate earthquakes: A perspective from multi-source and multi-scale geophysical data in the South China Block

D Qingyun, T Fei, S Yanhui, G Rui, L Sanzhong… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The relationship between intraplate earthquakes and intraplate deformation is one of the
great conundrums faced by plate tectonics theory. In particular, large earthquakes are more …

Recycling of subducted upper continental crust: constraints on the extensive molybdenum mineralization in the Qinling–Dabie orogen

Z Bao, W Sun, RE Zartman, J Yao, X Gao - Ore Geology Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt is the most important molybdenum ore belt in the
world, with a proven reserve of over 9 million tons metal Mo. More than 92% of the reserves …

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 …

Crustal melting and the flow of mountains

RA Jamieson, MJ Unsworth, NBW Harris… - …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
As the continental crust thickens during mountain building, it can become hot enough to start
melting, leading to a profound reduction in its strength. Melt-weakened crust can flow …

Transient deformation excited by the 2021 M7. 4 Maduo (China) earthquake: Evidence of a deep shear zone

Z Jin, Y Fialko, H Yang, Y Li - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We use Sentinel‐1 and ALOS‐2 Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), and
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data to investigate the mechanisms of coseismic …

New constraints on the magma distribution and composition beneath Volcán Uturuncu and the southern Bolivian Altiplano from magnetotelluric data

MJ Comeau, MJ Unsworth, D Cordell - Geosphere, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Magnetotelluric (MT) data were used to create a three-dimensional electrical resistivity
model of the Altiplano-Puna magma body (APMB) in the area surrounding Volcán Uturuncu …

Lower crustal relaxation beneath the Tibetan Plateau and Qaidam Basin following the 2001 Kokoxili earthquake

I Ryder, R Bürgmann, F Pollitz - Geophysical Journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Summary In 2001 November a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ruptured a 400 km long portion of
the Kunlun fault, northeastern Tibet. In this study, we analyse over five years of post-seismic …

Channel flow extrusion model to constrain dynamic viscosity and Prandtl number of the Higher Himalayan Shear Zone

S Mukherjee - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Constraining magnitudes of mechanical and thermo-mechanical parameters of rocks and
shear zones are the important goals in structural geology and tectonics (Talbot in J Struct …

Electrical resistivity cross-section across the Garhwal Himalaya: Proxy to fluid-seismicity linkage

G Rawat, BR Arora, PK Gupta - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Magnetotelluric (MT) measurements along a profile cutting across the Garhwal Himalaya of
India are inverted to obtain 2-D electrical resistivity structures of the Himalayan wedge and …

Crustal melting and flow beneath northern Tibet: evidence from Mid-Miocene to Quaternary strongly peraluminous rhyolites in the southern Kunlun range

Q Wang, SL Chung, XH Li, D Wyman, ZX Li… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
One of the major geophysical discoveries concerning the Tibetan Plateau is the existence of
unusually weak layers in the mid-to lower crust, a characteristic widely interpreted as the …