[PDF][PDF] Why 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'is a myth
The often-used phrase 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'implies a flat-surfaced Tibet rose as a
coherent entity, and that uplift was driven entirely by the collision and northward movement …
coherent entity, and that uplift was driven entirely by the collision and northward movement …
Cenozoic tectono-magmatic and metallogenic processes in the Sanjiang region, southwestern China
The Sanjiang region in SE Tibet Plateau, and the western Yunnan region in southwestern
China constitute a collage of Gondwana-derived micro-continental blocks and arc terranes …
China constitute a collage of Gondwana-derived micro-continental blocks and arc terranes …
Orographic evolution of northern Tibet shaped vegetation and plant diversity in eastern Asia
The growth of the Tibetan Plateau throughout the past 66 million years has profoundly
affected the Asian climate, but how this unparalleled orogenesis might have driven …
affected the Asian climate, but how this unparalleled orogenesis might have driven …
Mesozoic mafic magmatism in North China: Implications for thinning and destruction of cratonic lithosphere
Y Zheng, Z Xu, Z Zhao, L Dai - Science China Earth Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …
Tectonic evolution, superimposed orogeny, and composite metallogenic system in China
J Deng, Q Wang, G Li - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Continental China is a mosaic of numerous tectonic blocks, which amalgamated from
Neoarchean to Cenozoic broadly coeval with the cycles of global supercontinents such as …
Neoarchean to Cenozoic broadly coeval with the cycles of global supercontinents such as …
[HTML][HTML] On ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism: Phase equilibria, trace element thermometry, bulk composition, heat sources, timescales and tectonic …
DE Kelsey, M Hand - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …
Mantle dynamics, uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indian monsoon
P Molnar, P England, J Martinod - Reviews of Geophysics, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Convective removal of lower lithosphere beneath the Tibetan Plateau can account for a
rapid increase in the mean elevation of the Tibetan Plateau of 1000 m or more in a few …
rapid increase in the mean elevation of the Tibetan Plateau of 1000 m or more in a few …
Slab breakoff: a model of lithosphere detachment and its test in the magmatism and deformation of collisional orogens
JH Davies, F von Blanckenburg - Earth and planetary science letters, 1995 - Elsevier
We present a model proposing that oceanic lithosphere detaches from continental
lithosphere during continental collision (slab breakoff), allowing an explanation of syn-to …
lithosphere during continental collision (slab breakoff), allowing an explanation of syn-to …
Petrogenetic evolution of late Cenozoic, post-collision volcanism in western Anatolia, Turkey
Following an Eocene continent-arc collision, the Western Anatolia region experienced a
complete cycle of thickening and orogenic collapse. The early stage of collision-related …
complete cycle of thickening and orogenic collapse. The early stage of collision-related …
Tibetan tectonic evolution inferred from spatial and temporal variations in post-collisional magmatism
Cenozoic magmatism on the Tibetan plateau shows systematic variations in space and time
that must be considered in models concerning Tibetan tectonic evolution. After the India …
that must be considered in models concerning Tibetan tectonic evolution. After the India …