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DOI	10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228562
	Cenozoic crustal-scale duplexing and flat Moho in southern Tibet: Evidence from reflection seismology
	Shi Z.; Gao R.; Li W.; Lu Z.; Li H.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	00401951
卷号	790
英文摘要	Although the Lhasa terrane of southern Tibet is an integral part of the Tibetan plateau, how the area has achieved its current high altitude of ~5000 m remains poorly understood. This is largely due to the fact that little is known about deep (>15 km) crustal structures and the depth and geometry of the Moho below the terrane. In this study, we address this question by acquiring and analyzing high-resolution seismic reflection data gathered from four high-energy dynamite shots along a 137-km north-south traverse spanning the southern Lhasa terrane. Our new seismic data reveal the presence of north-dipping reflectors in the crust, a seismically weak-reflection layer at the lowermost crust, and a sub-horizontal and locally discontinuous Moho at depth of 69–72 km with a crustal velocity of 6.30 km/s. The discordant relationship between the crustal dipping reflectors, the subhorizontal lower crustal layer, and the flat Moho suggests that the ~12-km basal section of the Lhasa terrane crust is a decoupling zone accommodating different styles of lithospheric-scale deformation. Because the north-dipping reflectors can be projected and/or connected with the reflectors in the Cenozoic Himalayan thrust system and the southernmost Lhasa terrane, we propose that the dipping crustal reflectors are parts of a south-directed crustal-scale thrust duplex created by the Cenozoic India-Asia collision. The relatively discontinuous and horizontal geometry at the base of the crust indicates that the Moho was reconstituted through ductile deformation in the lowermost crust caused by abnormally high temperature. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
关键词	Flat Moho Large-scale duplex Lhasa terrane Reflection seismology Subducting-slab tear
英文关键词	Deformation; Reflection; Seismic waves; Crustal structure; Crustal velocity; Ductile deformations; High resolution seismic; High temperature; Reflection seismology; Southern Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; Seismology; Cenozoic; ductile deformation; duplex; lower crust; Moho; seismic data; seismic reflection; seismology; China; Lhasa Terrane; Qinghai-Xizang Plateau; Xizang
语种	英语
来源期刊	Tectonophysics
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/207879
作者单位	School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100037, China; Research Center on Deep Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100037, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shi Z.,Gao R.,Li W.,et al. Cenozoic crustal-scale duplexing and flat Moho in southern Tibet: Evidence from reflection seismology[J],2020,790.
APA	Shi Z.,Gao R.,Li W.,Lu Z.,&Li H..(2020).Cenozoic crustal-scale duplexing and flat Moho in southern Tibet: Evidence from reflection seismology.Tectonophysics,790.
MLA	Shi Z.,et al."Cenozoic crustal-scale duplexing and flat Moho in southern Tibet: Evidence from reflection seismology".Tectonophysics 790(2020).