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- Publisher
- Springer Journals
- Copyright
- Copyright © Institute of Moutain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Science Press 2005
- ISSN
- 1672-6316
- eISSN
- 1993-0321
- DOI
- 10.1007/bf02918330
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Abstract
The eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is marked by an extremely steep mountain front with relief of over 5 km. This topography, coupled with abundant Mesozoic thrusts within the margin, explains why tectonic maps of the India-Asia collision typically show the eastern margin as a major thrust zone. Actually, it does not like that. Field observations suggest that the margin is better characterized as a zone of NNE-directed dextral shear with extensive strike-slip faulting and secondary thrusting. The high relief and steep gradients are partially explained by erosional unloading of an elastic lithosphere; the pre-erosion inherited topography may be the inherited Mesozoic thrust belt landscape modified by a component of Cenozoic tectonic shortening.
Journal
Journal of Mountain Science – Springer Journals
Published: Jun 1, 2005
Keywords: Tibetan Plateau; tectonic; erosional unloading; faulting