Publication Date:
2021-02-16
Description:
All models of the magmatic and plate tectonic processes that create continental crust predict the presence of a mafic lower crust. Earlier proposed crustal doubling in Tibet and the Himalayas by underthrusting of the Indian plate requires the presence of a mafic layer with high seismic P-wave velocity (Vp 〉 7.0 km/s) above the Moho. Our new seismic data demonstrates that some of the thickest crust on Earth in the middle Lhasa Terrane has exceptionally low velocity (Vp 
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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