Timing and mechanisms of Tibetan Plateau uplift
The timing of the initial India–Asia collision and the mechanisms that led to the eventual
formation of the high (> 5 km) Tibetan Plateau remain enigmatic. In this Review, we describe …
formation of the high (> 5 km) Tibetan Plateau remain enigmatic. In this Review, we describe …
The timing of India-Asia collision onset–Facts, theories, controversies
The timing of initial collision between India and Asia has remained controversial for half a
century. This paper attempts to review this crucial and hotly debated argument, describing …
century. This paper attempts to review this crucial and hotly debated argument, describing …
[PDF][PDF] Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses
P Kapp, PG DeCelles - American Journal of Science, 2019 - ajsonline.org
The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …
Paleocene‐Eocene foreland basin evolution in the Himalaya of southern Tibet and Nepal: Implications for the age of initial India‐Asia collision
Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks derived from the southern Lhasa terrane, sitting depositionally
upon rocks of the northern Indian passive continental margin, provide an estimate of the age …
upon rocks of the northern Indian passive continental margin, provide an estimate of the age …
Greater India Basin hypothesis and a two-stage Cenozoic collision between India and Asia
DJJ Van Hinsbergen, PC Lippert… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Cenozoic convergence between the Indian and Asian plates produced the archetypical
continental collision zone comprising the Himalaya mountain belt and the Tibetan Plateau …
continental collision zone comprising the Himalaya mountain belt and the Tibetan Plateau …
Tectonics of the Himalaya and southern Tibet from two perspectives
KV Hodges - Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2000 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Himalaya and Tibet provide an unparalleled opportunity to examine the
complex ways in which continents respond to collisional orogenesis. This paper is an …
complex ways in which continents respond to collisional orogenesis. This paper is an …
The Indus–Yarlung Zangbo ophiolites from Nanga Parbat to Namche Barwa syntaxes, southern Tibet: First synthesis of petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology …
The purpose of this first synthesis is to summarize findings on the Yarlung Zangbo Suture
Zone (YZSZ) ophiolites and discuss still remaining problems. The YZSZ studied for almost …
Zone (YZSZ) ophiolites and discuss still remaining problems. The YZSZ studied for almost …
Paleocene–Eocene record of ophiolite obduction and initial India‐Asia collision, south central Tibet
Uppermost Cretaceous to Eocene marine sedimentary sequences occur both to the south
and north of the Yarlung Zangbo suture in south central Tibet. They consist of Indian‐margin …
and north of the Yarlung Zangbo suture in south central Tibet. They consist of Indian‐margin …
Reconstructing Greater India: Paleogeographic, kinematic, and geodynamic perspectives
Key in understanding the geodynamics governing subduction and orogeny is reconstructing
the paleogeography of 'Greater India', the Indian plate lithosphere that subducted since …
the paleogeography of 'Greater India', the Indian plate lithosphere that subducted since …
Remnants of a Cretaceous intra-oceanic subduction system within the Yarlung–Zangbo suture (southern Tibet)
Extensive field investigations along the Yarlung–Zangbo suture zone in southern Tibet
reveal the presence of now fragmented remnants of a south-facing intra-oceanic subduction …
reveal the presence of now fragmented remnants of a south-facing intra-oceanic subduction …