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Seismic reflection data support episodic and simultaneous growth of the Tibetan Plateau since 25 Myr

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  • Xiao-Dian Jiang

    (Ocean University of China)

  • Zheng-Xiang Li

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems (CCFS) and the Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Curtin University)

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The spectacular topography of the Tibetan Plateau is the result of collision between India and Eurasia over some 50 Myr, but how the plateau grew to its present size remains a topic of debate. Work along its eastern margin suggests a two-stage uplift (thus growth of the plateau) since 30–25 Myr. Here we report high-resolution seismic reflection and drill core results from the southern Tarim Basin that indicate a similar pattern for the northern margin of the plateau. The data suggest that uplift in northern Tibet started at ~23 Myr from near sea level, with the first episode finished by ~10 Myr, followed by a post-5-Myr episode of rapid uplift along the present plateau margin. The growth of the Tibetan Plateau after the Eocene thus appears to have been episodic in nature, and near-synchronous along both eastern and northern margins.

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  • Xiao-Dian Jiang & Zheng-Xiang Li, 2014. "Seismic reflection data support episodic and simultaneous growth of the Tibetan Plateau since 25 Myr," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6453
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6453
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