Bayan Har tectonic block
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The Bayan Har tectonic block is a major crustal block on the Tibetan Plateau that plays a key role in accommodating the region’s complex continental deformation and seismic activity.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustal block
ⓘ
geological region ⓘ tectonic block ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Qiangtang terrane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Songpan–Ganzi terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
continental collision between India and Eurasia
ⓘ
intraplate seismicity ⓘ large crustal earthquakes ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Ganzi–Yushu Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jinsha River suture zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunlun Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Longmenshan Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Qaidam block NERFINISHED ⓘ Xianshuihe Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active tectonics
ⓘ
crustal shortening ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| deformsBy |
distributed crustal flow
ⓘ
fault-bounded block motion ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bayan Har block
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayan Har terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrustalType | continental crust ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high elevation
ⓘ
thickened crust ⓘ |
| hasSeismicHazardFor |
Sichuan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting | continental plateau ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementDrivenBy | India–Asia convergence ⓘ |
| partOf |
India–Eurasia collision zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau crust ⓘ |
| playsKeyRoleIn |
accommodation of convergence between India and Eurasia
ⓘ
partitioning of strain on the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
continental deformation of the Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
seismic activity of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| recognizedSince | late 20th century ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
geodynamics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| undergoes |
eastward extrusion
ⓘ
internal deformation ⓘ |
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