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Journal: Journal of Asia Earth Science  2020 No.191  Share to Sinaweibo  Share to QQweibo  Share to Facebook  Share to Twitter    clicks:237   
Title:
Tectonic evolution of the eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau: Insight from crustal structures using P wave receiver functions
Author: Muyu Tian, Zhouchuan Huang⁎ , Liangshu Wang, Mingjie Xu, Ning Mi, Dayong Yu, Haibo Wang, Tao Gou, Mijian Xu, Cunri Han, Shijie Hao, Yajing Bi
Adress: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Abstract:

The eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau is under ongoing expansion. Rise and growth of the Longmenshan are results of the interaction between the Songpan-Ganzi Terrane and the Sichuan Basin. In order to understand the block interactions in the eastern plateau margin, we studied the crustal structures using P wave receiver functions (including H-k staking, CCP stacking, and velocity inversion) with the waveforms recorded by 115 portable stations. The Moho, indicated by clear Ps phases, is generally deeper in the Songpan-Ganzi Terrane than in the Sichuan Basin, while a step is notable under the Longmenshan fault zone. We found a low velocity anomaly in the mid-lower crust below the Songpan-Ganzi Terrane and Longmenshan fault zone, which may imply the accumulated partial melting materials in the deep crust under the eastern plateau margin. Clear P-to-s converted phases are found within the crust of the Sichuan Basin. They look as apparent huge anticline structures, which may be caused by ancient crustal deformation under the stable craton.


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