Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements
Taiwan’s numerous active faults and folds demarcate distinct eastern and western neotectonic belts. The western belt results from the attachment and subsequent detachment of a sliver of continental lithosphere to the Eurasian continental margin. The eastern belt is the product of the s...
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| author | Shyu, J. Bruce H. Sieh, Kerry Chen, Yue-Gau |
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| description | Taiwan’s numerous active faults and folds demarcate distinct eastern and western neotectonic belts. The western belt results
from the attachment and subsequent detachment of a sliver of continental lithosphere to the Eurasian continental margin. The
eastern belt is the product of the same continental sliver docking with and then separating from the Luzon volcanic arc. Thus,
the active Taiwan orogen is a tandem suturing and tandem disengagement of a volcanic arc and a continental sliver to and from
the Eurasian continental margin. This progressive suturing and separation is a superb, living demonstration of the fundamental
weakness of lithospheric sutures. Furthermore, this neotectonic architecture provides the basis for understanding the Taiwan’s
seismic sources. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/957742020-09-26T21:32:32Z Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements Shyu, J. Bruce H. Sieh, Kerry Chen, Yue-Gau DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes Taiwan’s numerous active faults and folds demarcate distinct eastern and western neotectonic belts. The western belt results from the attachment and subsequent detachment of a sliver of continental lithosphere to the Eurasian continental margin. The eastern belt is the product of the same continental sliver docking with and then separating from the Luzon volcanic arc. Thus, the active Taiwan orogen is a tandem suturing and tandem disengagement of a volcanic arc and a continental sliver to and from the Eurasian continental margin. This progressive suturing and separation is a superb, living demonstration of the fundamental weakness of lithospheric sutures. Furthermore, this neotectonic architecture provides the basis for understanding the Taiwan’s seismic sources. Accepted version 2012-09-28T03:17:02Z 2019-12-06T19:21:15Z 2012-09-28T03:17:02Z 2019-12-06T19:21:15Z 2005 2005 Journal Article Shyu, J. B. H., Sieh, K., & Chen, Y. G. (2005). Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 233(1-2), 167-177. 0012821X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95774 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8662 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.018 en Earth and planetary science letters © 2005 Elsevier B.V. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Earth and planetary science letters, Elsevier B.V. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.018]. application/pdf |
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| title | Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| title_full | Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| title_fullStr | Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| title_short | Tandem suturing and disarticulation of the Taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| title_sort | tandem suturing and disarticulation of the taiwan orogen revealed by its neotectonic elements |
| topic | DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95774 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8662 |
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