Karakoram terrane
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The Karakoram terrane is a distinct crustal block in the Karakoram mountain region of Central Asia, characterized by complex tectonic, metamorphic, and magmatic histories associated with continental collision between India and Eurasia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustal block
ⓘ
geological terrane ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohistan–Ladakh arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Lhasa terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indus–Yarlung Tsangpo suture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau evolution ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Indus–Tsangpo suture zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Main Karakoram Thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ Shyok suture zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
complex tectonic history
ⓘ
granitoid magmatism ⓘ high‑grade metamorphism ⓘ polyphase deformation ⓘ |
| contains |
Mesozoic sedimentary sequences
ⓘ
Paleozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ gneisses ⓘ granite plutons ⓘ high‑grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ migmatites ⓘ schists ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| experienced |
Cenozoic crustal shortening
ⓘ
Cenozoic magmatism ⓘ Cenozoic uplift ⓘ |
| formedBy | collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
| hasAge | Paleozoic to Mesozoic basement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ |
| orogeny | Himalayan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overprintedBy |
Cenozoic deformation
ⓘ
Cenozoic metamorphism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India–Eurasia collision zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
igneous petrology
ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| significance |
constrains timing of Himalayan orogeny
ⓘ
records stages of India–Asia collision ⓘ |
| tectonicEnvironment | continental collision zone ⓘ |
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