Karakoram fault system
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The Karakoram fault system is a major strike-slip fault zone in the western Himalaya–Tibetan region that accommodates significant tectonic movement and has played a key role in shaping the high-relief Karakoram and adjacent mountain ranges.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karakoram fault zone | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological fault
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strike-slip fault ⓘ tectonic structure ⓘ |
| accommodates |
lateral extrusion of Tibetan crust
ⓘ
tectonic shortening in the Himalaya–Tibet region ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Karakoram metamorphic complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
granite plutonism ⓘ high-grade metamorphism ⓘ rapid exhumation of deep crustal rocks ⓘ |
| controls |
exhumation of mid- to lower-crustal rocks
ⓘ
localization of magmatism in the Karakoram ⓘ |
| displacementMagnitude | tens to hundreds of kilometers (estimated) ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | southwestern Tibet ⓘ |
| extendsTo | northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Asian plate internal blocks
ⓘ
Karakoram terrane and Tibetan Plateau crust ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasKinematics | right-lateral strike-slip with local normal and thrust components ⓘ |
| influences |
drainage patterns in the Karakoram
ⓘ
regional seismic hazard in the western Himalaya–Tibet region ⓘ topographic evolution of adjacent mountain ranges ⓘ |
| initiatedDuring | Miocene (approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Altyn Tagh fault system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indus–Tsangpo suture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Karakoram Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Plateau region ⓘ northern Pakistan ⓘ western China NERFINISHED ⓘ western Himalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementSense | right-lateral ⓘ |
| movementType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karakoram Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Himalayan orogenic belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indus–Yarlung suture zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | intra-continental strike-slip fault network of Asia ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
deformation of the Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
development of high relief in the Karakoram Range ⓘ tectonic evolution of the Karakoram ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
seismology
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | India–Eurasia collision zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Karakoram fault zone