Discussion on the dextral movement and its effect in continental China and adjacent areas since Cenozoic

Rui-zhao Qiu; Stephen D. Ludington; Su Zhou; Yong-jie Tan; Guang-sheng Yan; Zhi-gang Liu; Xiu-fa Chen; Quan-long Zhu; Lei Qiu; Xiao-dong Ren; Li-ke Zhao

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Rui-zhao Qiu, Stephen D. Ludington, Su Zhou, Yong-jie Tan, Guang-sheng Yan, Zhi-gang Liu, Xiu-fa Chen, Quan-long Zhu, Lei Qiu, Xiao-dong Ren, Li-ke Zhao, 2018. Discussion on the dextral movement and its effect in continental China and adjacent areas since Cenozoic, China Geology, 1, 522-539. doi: 10.31035/cg2018056

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Discussion on the dextral movement and its effect in continental China and adjacent areas since Cenozoic

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Development and Research Centcer, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China
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U.S. Geological Survey, MS 901, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China

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Corresponding author: 451002729@qq.com (Rui-Zhao Qiu)

Received Date: 15 August 2018

Revised Date: 15 September 2018

Accepted Date: 21 October 2018

Available Online: 02 November 2018

Publish Date: 25 December 2018

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Continental China has moved dextral Eastward since Cenozoic time, driven by the collision of the Indian with the Eurasian plate. Evidence for this comes from landscape evolution, the distribution of earthquake epicenters, Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks, and the measurement of GPS velocity vectors, the distribution of crustal stress, paleomagnetic data, and deep mantle structure, among others. This movement commenced around 40 Ma, coupled with thickened lithosphere and widespread stress release along strike-slip faults that bound the continental Chinese block. Because of continued Northward subduction of the Indian plate, manifestation of the dextral movement has intensified since 25 Ma. Far-reaching effects include extensive strike-slip movement on the Tan-Lu fault in Eastern China, formation of the Dabie ultrahigh pressure metamorphic terrane, extensive thrust faults in East China, delamination and thickening of the lithosphere of South China, a possible tectonic doubling of the Middle-Lower Yangtze Valley metallogenic belt, and the formation of the Japan, Huanghai (East China), and South China Sea.
- dextral movement /
- effect /
- since Cenozoic /
- continental China and adjacent area

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