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Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet

Date

Authors

Kapp, Paul

Yin, An

Harrison, Timothy

Ding, Lin

Publisher

Association of Engineering Geologists

Abstract

The geologic map pattern of the Qiangtang terrane in central Tibet defines a >600-km-long and up to 270-km-wide east-plunging structural culmination. It is characterized by early Mesozoic blueschist-bearing mélange and upper Paleozoic strata in the core

Keywords

Keywords: Mesozoic bluechist-bearing; Paleozoic strata; Qiangtang terrane; Tibetan crust; Basalt; Buckling; Collision avoidance; Geology; Growth (materials); Tectonics; Tertiary recovery; Volcanic rocks; Volcanoes; basin evolution; continental collision; crustal st Continental collision; Plateau formation; Shortening; Suture; Tibet; Underthrusting

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80554

Collections

Open Access Research

Source

Geological Society of America Bulletin

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1130/B25595.1