Uplifting mechanism of the Tibetan Plateau inferred from the characteristics of crustal structures

X Liang, L Chen, X Tian, Y Chu, W Li - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau has been known for its highest elevation and thickest crust on
earth, and become a key region for comprehending the rheology and tectonic evolution of …

[HTML][HTML] Crustal conductivity footprint of the Miocene porphyry copper polymetallic deposits in the Gangdese metallogenic belt, Tibetan Plateau

Y Sheng, S **, MJ Comeau, Z Hou, Y Yin, L Zhang… - Ore Geology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
New evidence worldwide has linked the surface locations of mineral deposits and their
crustal-scale electrical conductivity footprint. We examine the relationship between the …

Different formation modes of the north–south‐trending rifts in southern Tibet: Implications from ambient noise tomography

D Li, X Tian, X Liang, S Nie - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how the Miocene N–S‐trending rifts on the southern Tibetan Plateau formed
is crucial for understanding the evolution of the plateau. Most competing models suggest …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for partial melting and alkali-rich fluids in the crust from a 3-D electrical resistivity model in the vicinity of the Coqen region, western Lhasa terrane …

Y Sheng, S **, MJ Comeau, Z Hou, M Becken… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Both low resistivity zones and low velocity zones are distributed in the middle-lower crust of
the western Lhasa terrane, Tibetan Plateau, China. Some estimates from electrical resistivity …

Crustal melting and continent uplift by mafic underplating at convergent boundaries

Z Zhou, H Thybo, IM Artemieva, T Kusky… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The thick crust of the southern Tibetan and central Andean plateaus includes high-
conductivity, low-velocity zones ascribed to partial melt. The melt origin and effect on plateau …

Indian Crustal Front beneath Tibet Inferred from Seismic Anisotropy

B Zhang, X Bao, Y Wu, M Jiang… - Seismological …, 2025‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Postcollisional downgoing of the Indian plate has absorbed large amounts of the Cenozoic
India–Asia convergence and is a key process governing the Tibetan Plateau's evolution and …

[HTML][HTML] The structure of a continental intraplate volcanic system and controls from shear zones: Insights into the central Hoggar Cenozoic volcanic province …

Z Boukhalfa, AZ Benhallou, MJ Comeau, A Bouzid… - Gondwana …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Continental intraplate volcanic systems, with their locations far from plate tectonic
boundaries, are not well understood: the crustal and lithospheric mantle structure of these …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium isotopes in the geothermal waters of the Indian–Asian continental convergent margin: Source and evolution

Y Hao, H Zhou, X Kuang, Q Gong, Y Feng, M Zhu… - Geoscience …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Lithium (Li) in geothermal waters along the Indian–Asian continental convergent margin is a
potential Li resource and plays an important role in the Li budget and Li isotopic composition …

Isolated crustal partial melting in the southern Tibetan Plateau from H‐κ‐c method

J Gong, J Li, M Li - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The crustal thickness and average Vp/Vs ratio are basic parameters to understand the
current state and the tectonic processes in the Tibetan Plateau (TP). We gather receiver …

Relationship between the migration of crustal material, normal faulting, and gneiss domes in the vicinity of the dinggye region, Central part of the tethys–Himalaya …

Y Sheng, S **, MJ Comeau, Z Hou, L Zhang, W Wei… - Tectonophysics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The Dinggye region, in the central part of the Himalayan orogenic belt, includes the southern
part of the Xainza-Dinggye rift and the Mabja Gneiss Dome with leucogranite cores …