Tectonic evolution of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• Published in: Journal of Asian earth sciences Vol. 53; pp. 3 - 14
• Main Authors: Pan, Guitang, Wang, Liquan, Li, Rongshe, Yuan, Sihua, Ji, Wenhua, Yin, Fuguang, Zhang, Wanping, Wang, Baodi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 07.07.2012
• Subjects: Composite island arc-basin systems; Geological mapping; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; Tectonic evolution; Tethyan Ocean; Geological mapping; Tethyan Ocean; Composite island arc-basin systems; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; Tectonic evolution

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, composed of several continental slivers within the eastern Tethyan domain, is one of the pivotal sites to examine to better understand the theory of plate tectonics and the orogenic evolution on Earth. This plateau is generally inferred to be a collage of several continent...