Lhasa terrane to the north
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The Lhasa terrane to the north is a major crustal block in southern Tibet that forms part of the Tibetan Plateau and records the geological history of continental collision between India and Eurasia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lhasa terrane | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustal block
ⓘ
geological terrane ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Himalayan orogenic belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qiangtang terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Bangong–Nujiang suture zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarlung Tsangpo suture zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cenozoic granitoids
ⓘ
Mesozoic magmatic arcs ⓘ sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| formedBy | accretion to the Eurasian margin ⓘ |
| hasElevation | high plateau ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Cenozoic uplift
ⓘ
India–Asia collision-related deformation ⓘ Mesozoic magmatic arc development ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
geochronology
ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
granitoid rocks
ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasTectonicActivity |
Cenozoic crustal thickening
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Himalayan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsProcess | continental collision between India and Eurasia ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Indian plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qiangtang terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
evolution of the Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
study of India–Asia collision ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collisional orogen ⓘ |
| underlainBy | continental crust ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.