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

Kapp, Paul; Yin, An; Harrison, T. Mark; Ding, Lin

doi:10.1130/b25595.1

articleGeological Society of America BulletinJan 1, 2005Closed access

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

PKPaul Kapp AYAn Yin TMT. Mark Harrison LDLin Ding

University of Arizona · Planetary Science Institute · +4 more institutions

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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

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PK
Paul KappCorresponding
University of Arizona
AY
An Yin
Planetary Science Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
TM
T. Mark Harrison
Planetary Science Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
LD
Lin Ding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Institute of Geology and Geophysics

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Geological and Geochemical Analysis100%
Geological and Geophysical Studies100%
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Keywords

Geology
Beijing
China
Library science
Chinese academy of sciences
Geological survey
Cretaceous
Geophysics

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