The Ailao Shan/Red River metamorphic belt: Tertiary left-lateral shear between Indochina and South China

Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

P. Tapponnier, G. Peltzer, A. Y. Le Dain et al. · Geology · 1982 · 2.9K citations

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Active faulting and tectonics in China

Paul Tapponnier, Péter Molnár · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1977 · 1.2K citations

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Finite strain calculations of continental deformation: 2. Comparison with the India‐Asia Collision Zone

Philip England, G. A. Houseman · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1986 · 1.1K citations

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Structure and evolution of the Himalaya–Tibet orogenic belt

Claude J. Allègre, Vincent Courtillot, P. Tapponnier et al. · Nature · 1984 · 1.1K citations

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Quaternary extension in southern Tibet: Field observations and tectonic implications

Rolando Armijo, Paul Tapponnier, J. L. Mercier · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1986 · 911 citations

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