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 …
[HTML][HTML] Geological, geophysical and plate kinematic constraints for models of the India-Asia collision and the post-Triassic central Tethys oceans
In this study, we integrate bedrock datasets, observations of subducted slabs in the mantle,
and plate kinematic constraints to constrain models for the India-Asia collision and the …
and plate kinematic constraints to constrain models for the India-Asia collision and the …
[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 …
Highly fractionated Himalayan leucogranites and associated rare-metal mineralization
The formation of the Himalaya was associated with the exhumation of high-grade
metamorphosed rocks of the Higher Himalayan sequence (HHS) complex, which underwent …
metamorphosed rocks of the Higher Himalayan sequence (HHS) complex, which underwent …
20 years of geological mapping of the metamorphic core across Central and Eastern Himalayas
The largest crystalline unit representing the mid-crust in the Himalayan belt is the Greater
Himalayan Sequence (GHS) which stretches all over the 2400 km of length of the belt. The …
Himalayan Sequence (GHS) which stretches all over the 2400 km of length of the belt. The …
A review of Himalayan stratigraphy, magmatism, and structure
AJ Martin - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Himalayan Orogen consists of two rock packages that parallel the topographic
trend of the mountain belt between the eastern and western syntaxes. To avoid confusion …
trend of the mountain belt between the eastern and western syntaxes. To avoid confusion …
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 …
Nature of the northern Indian plate margin during the assembly of supercontinent Columbia: was it a part of a double subduction?
P Phukon - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Lesser Himalayan Crystalline Sequence (LHCS) of the
Himalayan orogen is critical in the understanding of pre-Himalayan tectonics in relation to …
Himalayan orogen is critical in the understanding of pre-Himalayan tectonics in relation to …
Monazite behaviour during isothermal decompression in pelitic granulites: A case study from Dinggye, Tibetan Himalaya
Monazite is a key accessory mineral for metamorphic geochronology, but interpretation of its
complex chemical and age zoning acquired during high-temperature metamorphism and …
complex chemical and age zoning acquired during high-temperature metamorphism and …
Progressively elevated geothermal gradients for Miocene metamorphism in the Himalayan orogen
M Ji, XY Gao, YF Zheng - Bulletin, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The property of regional metamorphism at convergent plate margins is substantially related
to the change of geothermal gradients, resulting in different types of crustal reworking …
to the change of geothermal gradients, resulting in different types of crustal reworking …