Indian punch rifts Tibet

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Research Article| November 01, 2004 Indian punch rifts Tibet Paul Kapp; Paul Kapp 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jerome H. Guynn Jerome H. Guynn 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Paul Kapp 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Jerome H. Guynn 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 25 Mar 2004 Revision Received: 16 Jul 2004 Accepted: 23 Jul 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (11): 993–996. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20689.1 Article history Received: 25 Mar 2004 Revision Received: 16 Jul 2004 Accepted: 23 Jul 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Paul Kapp, Jerome H. Guynn; Indian punch rifts Tibet. Geology 2004;; 32 (11): 993–996. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20689.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The strikes of late Cenozoic normal faults in Tibet fan systematically from a northwesterly to northeasterly direction from west to east. They exhibit an axis of symmetry that bisects the Himalayan arc and trends subparallel to India-Asia motion. The two-dimensional stress field inferred from the spatial pattern of normal-fault orientations can be explained solely by collisional stresses localized along a southern part of the Himalayan arc. Continued insertion of Indian crust into Tibet can explain the persistence of extension and may be increasing plateau crustal thickness and elevation coeval with rifting. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.