Title: CRUSTAL EXTENSION SHORTENING OF QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU AND MECHANINCAL PROPERTIES IMPLICATIONS
Abstract: The amount of extension and shortening of the crust of the Qinghai Tibet plateau is roughly calculated from its thickness using the method of balanced section.The results show that it has shortened about 1400km in the N S direction and extended 25~30km in the vertical direction.Such a tremendous shortening and extension may indicate that the crust of Qinghai Tibet plateau behaves as a elasto viscous rather than rigid body.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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