The timing of initial collision between India and Asia has remained controversial for half a
century. This paper attempts to review this crucial and hotly debated argument, describing …

This paper reviews the tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic history of the Tethyan orogen
from the Carpathians to Indochina. Focus is placed on the formation of porphyry Cu±Mo±Au …

The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

Recent ICDP drilling and deep basin volcanic exploration of 3000 m below the surface in the
Songliao Basin (SB) have highlighted the 3-D delineation of the basin. The integrated new …

Before its collision with Eurasia,,,,, the Indian Plate moved rapidly, at rates exceeding 140
mm yr− 1 for a period of 20 million years,,,,,. This motion is 50 to 100% faster than the …

During the Cretaceous, the Indian plate moved towards Eurasia at the fastest rates ever
recorded. The details of this journey are preserved in the Indian Ocean seafloor, which …

Abstract On April 25, 2015, a major earthquake of moment magnitude M w 7.8 struck the
Gorkha District of Nepal at 11: 56 am local time (6: 11 am UTC). One major aftershock of M w …

Compressional intracontinental orogens are major zones of crustal thickening produced at
large distances from active plate boundaries. Consequently, any account of their initiation …

Abstract The India-Asia collision has formed the highest mountains on Earth and is thought
to account for extensive intraplate deformation in Asia. The prevailing explanation considers …

At more than 500km in length, the mainly Jurassic–Early Eocene Gangdese batholith is one
of the most important constituents of the southern Lhasa sub-block and provides an ideal …