Rapid Exhumation Processes of the Gaoligong Mountain Range in the Southeastern Margin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Since the Late Cenozoic

Three continent-scale ductile shear zones trending N-S are distributed in the southeast margin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Their tectonic deformation and exhumation histories are of great significance to understanding the orogenic processes within the continent and the growth as well as expansion...

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Main Authors: Jialong Wang, Ni Li, F. M. Stuart, L. D. Nicola, Huiping Zhang, Ying Wang, Jianzhang Pang, Yongwei Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.875237/full