Shear zones–A review

H Fossen, GCG Cavalcante - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Strain in the lithosphere localizes into tabular zones known as shear zones that grow from
small outcrop-size individual zones to large composite structures. Nucleation is related to …

The metamorphic and magmatic record of collisional orogens

OM Weller, CM Mottram, MR St-Onge… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Cenozoic Himalaya-Tibet orogen is generally regarded as the archetypal
continental collision zone and is often used as an analogue for interpreting ancient orogenic …

Highly fractionated Himalayan leucogranites and associated rare-metal mineralization

FY Wu, XC Liu, ZC Liu, RC Wang, L ** of the metamorphic core across Central and Eastern Himalayas
R Carosi, C Montomoli, S Iaccarino - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

The South Tibetan Detachment System: history, advances, definition and future directions

DA Kellett, JM Cottle, KP Larson - Geological Society, London …, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
Recognition and subsequent study of the syn-convergent low-angle normal faults and shear
zones–the South Tibetan Detachment System (STDS)–that form the upper boundary of the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing erosional and kinematic drivers of exhumation in the central Himalaya

S Ghoshal, N McQuarrie, KW Huntington… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of fault geometry, kinematics, and displacement on the
exhumation history of the central Himalaya using geologic map** constraints, a new …

Secular change of metamorphic features in the Himalayan orogen during the Cenozoic and its tectonic implications

M Ji, XY Gao, QX **a, YF Zheng - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …