Evidence for intracontinental thrust-related exhumation of the ultra-high-pressure rocks in China

Research Article| May 01, 1992 Evidence for intracontinental thrust-related exhumation of the ultra-high-pressure rocks in China Aral I. Okay; Aral I. Okay 1ITÜ, Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölürnü, Ayazaḡa 80626 Istanbul, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. M. Celal Şengör A. M. Celal Şengör 1ITÜ, Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölürnü, Ayazaḡa 80626 Istanbul, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Aral I. Okay 1ITÜ, Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölürnü, Ayazaḡa 80626 Istanbul, Turkey A. M. Celal Şengör 1ITÜ, Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölürnü, Ayazaḡa 80626 Istanbul, Turkey Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (5): 411–414. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0411:EFITRE>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Aral I. Okay, A. M. Celal Şengör; Evidence for intracontinental thrust-related exhumation of the ultra-high-pressure rocks in China. Geology 1992;; 20 (5): 411–414. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0411:EFITRE>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Coesite- and diamond-bearing ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks produced during the Triassic continental collision between the Sino-Korean and Yangtze plates are offset by about 530 km along the sinistral Tanlu fault in eastern China. The Tanlu fault terminates abruptly south of the ultra-high-pressure metamorphic terrain in Dabie Shan and does not extend into the foreland fold belt along the Yangtze River. This suggests that in this region the Mesozoic major sinistral displacement along the Tanlu fault was transferred to southward- directed thrusting, which led to the exhumation of the ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks formed earlier. Postcollisional Himalayan-type intracontinental thrusting and concomitant erosion appear to be the main agents in the exhumation of the very high pressure metamorphic rocks in China. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.