Tectonics of- Miocene—Early Pleistocene (The Himalayan Tectonic Period, 23–0.78 Ma)

摘要: The Himalayan movements were first recognized by Huang TK (1945) correlated with the New Alpine of Europe. At time Huang’s studies in France during 1930s, it was considered that Orogeny had occurred two phases, an “Old Alpine” (Mesozoic) phase and a “New (Cenozoic) phase, however, he did not think so recently. should include all tectonic events occurring Cenozoic. This view has commonly been accepted applied China over last sixty years. However, as described earlier chapters this volume, both Sichuanian North Sinian Tectonic Events within In early Mesozoic adjacent continental blocks attached to Gondwana. Subsequently these separated from Gondwana moved gradually northwards until they converged collided southern margin Eurasia Banggongco—Nujiang Yarlung Zangbo Collision Zones. Siuchuanian stages still lay Tethys Ocean, right south Asia. collision zones, which resulted Zone Mountains, form Neogene.