Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents

R Zhu, G Zhao, W **ao, L Chen… - Reviews of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

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 …

3D imaging of subducting and fragmenting Indian continental lithosphere beneath southern and central Tibet using body-wave finite-frequency tomography

X Liang, Y Chen, X Tian, YJ Chen, J Ni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
We perform a finite-frequency tomographic inversion to image 3D velocity structures
beneath southern and central Tibet using teleseismic body-wave data recorded by the …

Post-collisional ultrapotassic mafic magmatism in South Tibet: Products of partial melting of pyroxenite in the mantle wedge induced by roll-back and delamination of …

Z Guo, M Wilson, M Zhang, Z Cheng… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Post-collisional (25–8 Ma) ultrapotassic mafic magmatic rocks occur to the north of
the India–Asia collision zone within the Lhasa terrane of the southern Tibetan Plateau …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic evidence for the North China plate underthrusting beneath northeastern Tibet and its implications for plateau growth

Z Ye, R Gao, Q Li, H Zhang, X Shen, X Liu… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan plateau is caused by subduction of the Indian
(northward) and Asian (southward) plates. The effects of this interaction on inner reaches of …

Exhumation history of the West Kunlun Mountains, northwestern Tibet: Evidence for a long-lived, rejuvenated orogen

K Cao, GC Wang, M Bernet, P van der Beek… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
How and when the northwestern Tibetan Plateau originated and developed upon pre-
existing crustal and topographic features is not well understood. To address this question …

Deformation of crust and upper mantle in central Tibet caused by the northward subduction and slab tearing of the Indian lithosphere: New evidence based on shear …

C Wu, X Tian, T Xu, X Liang, Y Chen, M Taylor… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shear-wave splitting provides insight into geodynamic processes such as lithospheric
deformation and upper mantle flow. This study presents shear wave splitting parameters …

Southern Tibetan rifting since late Miocene enabled by basal shear of the underthrusting Indian lithosphere

B Zhang, X Bao, Y Wu, Y Xu, W Yang - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Syncontractional extension is prominent in present-day Tibet, but its origin remains
vigorously debated. Several deep-seated geodynamic processes (eg, Indian underthrusting …

Deep-seated lithospheric geometry in revealing collapse of the Tibetan Plateau

X Guo, R Gao, J Zhao, X Xu, Z Lu, SL Klemperer… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau's enigmatic collapse, which was indicated based on
extensional faulting in the interior of the plateau and large eastward-directed strike-slip …

Moho beneath Tibet based on a joint analysis of gravity and seismic data

G Zhao, J Liu, B Chen, MK Kaban… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We use the improved Parker‐Oldenburg's formulas that include a reference depth into the
exponential term and employ the Gauss‐fast Fourier transform method to determine Moho …