Simultaneous mountain building in the Taiwan orogenic belt

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Research Article| May 01, 2015 Simultaneous mountain building in the Taiwan orogenic belt Yuan-Hsi Lee; Yuan-Hsi Lee 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tim Byrne; Tim Byrne 2Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Wei-Hau Wang; Wei-Hau Wang 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Wei Lo; Wei Lo 3Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 106, Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ruey-Juin Rau; Ruey-Juin Rau 4Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701, Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hsueh-Yu Lu Hsueh-Yu Lu 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Yuan-Hsi Lee 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Tim Byrne 2Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA Wei-Hau Wang 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Wei Lo 3Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 106, Republic of China Ruey-Juin Rau 4Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701, Republic of China Hsueh-Yu Lu 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan 603, Republic of China Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 19 Oct 2014 Revision Received: 15 Feb 2015 Accepted: 24 Feb 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2015 Geological Society of America Geology (2015) 43 (5): 451–454. https://doi.org/10.1130/G36373.1 Article history Received: 19 Oct 2014 Revision Received: 15 Feb 2015 Accepted: 24 Feb 2015 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Yuan-Hsi Lee, Tim Byrne, Wei-Hau Wang, Wei Lo, Ruey-Juin Rau, Hsueh-Yu Lu; Simultaneous mountain building in the Taiwan orogenic belt. Geology 2015;; 43 (5): 451–454. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G36373.1 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 obliquity of the arc-continent collision in Taiwan is thought to have produced a southward-propagating orogenic system starting as early as 8 Ma. We combine 62 new zircon fission-track ages with timing of rapid subsidence in the foreland basin to identify the timing of the onset of exhumation and orogenesis. The oldest completely reset zircon fission-track ages and the onset of rapid tectonic subsidence in both the northern and southern parts of the foreland basin are ca. 5–6 Ma. We propose that north-south rifting in the South China Sea created a north-trending continental margin before the collision rather than the commonly assumed northeast-trending margin. Consequently, both this north-trending continental margin and the Luzon arc of the Philippine Sea plate were subparallel, resulting in an initial collision that was simultaneous along strike. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.