Subduction transference drove the Mesozoic convergence of microcontinents from Gondwana to Asia

2025/06/06 by Yiming Ma, Mark J. Dekkers, João C. Duarte +1 · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geological and Geophysical Studies #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s43247-025-02410-1

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Abstract

A compilation and analysis of palaeomagnetic and geologic data highlight the importance of subduction transference processes on terrane convergence in the Tibetan Plateau and the migration of microcontinents from Gondwana to Eurasia in the Mesozoic.

Citations

• Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses
• Multiple Tethyan ocean basins and orogenic belts in Asia

Discussions

• Paper that attempts to explain the causes of the successive collisions of small microcontinents torn from Gondwana with Eurasia, giving rise to small Wilson Cycles. The key may lie in the transfer of [bsky, 2 points, 1 comments]

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