The Bon faith describes the Tibetan Plateau being pushed up from a roiling primeval sea, confirming current evidence about the orogenesis of the Himalaya. In local lore, supernatural lha (animal ...

Geodynamics refers to the processes by which mantle convection shapes and reshapes the Earth and other rocky planets. Its study includes plate tectonics, volcanism, the chemistry of lava and ...

The Pamir salient is a key part of the Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau orogenic system and has undergone intense tectonic deformation during the India–Asian collision. Delineating the Cenozoic kinematics ...

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2, Manitoba, Canada ...

The detailed study of HP/UHP metamorphic rocks and intermediate-acid rocks has revealed the complete tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam Orogenic Belt (NQOB), from oceanic to continental subduction ...