The continental crust in the overriding plate of the India-Asia collision zone in southern Tibet
is characterized by an overthickened layer of felsic composition with an underlying granulite …

Continental arcs in Cordilleran orogenic systems display episodic changes in magma
production rate, alternating between flare ups (70–90 km 3 km− 1 Myr− 1) and lulls (< 20 km …

Convergent plate boundaries are key sites for continental crustal formation and recycling.
Quantifying the evolution of crustal thickness and paleoelevation along ancient convergent …

Recent empirical calibrations of Sr/Y and La/Yb from intermediate igneous rocks as proxies
of crustal thickness yield discrepancies when applied to high ratios from thick crust. We …

Since the Archean, secular change in orogenic style is demonstrated through evolution of
metamorphic conditions and geochemical proxies. Linked to orogenic style is the amount of …

Southernmost Tibet exhibits an anomalously twice the normal thickness of average
continental crust. There is no available theory to explain and the driving mechanism remains …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau geographically contains internal and external drainage areas
based on the distributions of river flows and catchments. The internal and external drainage …

Abstract The Acadian and Neoacadian orogenies are widely recognized, yet poorly
understood, tectono-thermal events in the New England Appalachian Mountains (USA). We …

The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …

High elevation orogenic plateaus are formed by a complex interplay of deep and surficial
processes and influence a variety of Earth systems. However, few exposures of plateau mid …