Indochina Peninsula and the collision of India and Eurasia

Research Article| January 01, 1994 Indochina Peninsula and the collision of India and Eurasia P. Huchon; P. Huchon 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS URA 1316, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar X. Le Pichon; X. Le Pichon 1Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS URA 1316, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Rangin C. Rangin 2Département de Géotectonique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS URA 1315, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1994) 22 (1): 27–30. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0027:IPATCO>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 MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation P. Huchon, X. Le Pichon, C. Rangin; Indochina Peninsula and the collision of India and Eurasia. Geology 1994;; 22 (1): 27–30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0027:IPATCO>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 The collision of India with Asia results in a rapidly changing stress pattern around both Himalayan syntaxes. The maximum compressive stress, which is north- south north of the indenter, fans radially through nearly 180° around the syntaxes to accommodate the necessary strike-slip motion on the edges of the indenter. Thus, the whole Indochina Peninsula was swept by the migrating stress and associated strain pattern as the eastern syntaxis moved to the north. As a result, the maximum horizontal component of the stress field is predicted to have been first oriented east-west, then north-south. We propose that this changing stress field controlled the opening of the sedimentary basins and of the South China Sea as well as the direction of motion of the major strike-slip faults. 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.