Bayan Har tectonic block

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The Bayan Har tectonic block is a major crustal block on the Tibetan Plateau that plays a key role in accommodating the region’s complex continental deformation and seismic activity.

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Bayan Har tectonic block canonical 1
Bayan Har terrane 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crustal block
geological region
tectonic block
adjacentTo Qiangtang terrane
Sichuan Basin
Songpan–Ganzi terrane
associatedWith continental collision between India and Eurasia
intraplate seismicity
large crustal earthquakes
boundedBy Ganzi–Yushu Fault
Jinsha River suture zone
Kunlun Fault
Longmenshan Fault
Qaidam block
linked to: Qaidam Block

Xianshuihe Fault system
characterizedBy active tectonics
crustal shortening
strike-slip faulting
deformsBy distributed crustal flow
fault-bounded block motion
hasAlternativeName Bayan Har block
Bayan Har terrane
hasCrustalType continental crust
hasProperty high elevation
thickened crust
hasSeismicHazardFor Sichuan region
linked to: Southwest China

eastern Tibetan Plateau
linked to: eastern Tibet
hasTectonicSetting continental plateau
locatedIn China
Tibetan Plateau
movementDrivenBy India–Asia convergence
partOf India–Eurasia collision zone
Tibetan Plateau crust
playsKeyRoleIn accommodation of convergence between India and Eurasia
partitioning of strain on the Tibetan Plateau
playsRoleIn continental deformation of the Tibetan Plateau
seismic activity of the Tibetan Plateau
recognizedSince late 20th century
studiedInField geodynamics
seismology
tectonics
undergoes eastward extrusion
internal deformation

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Bayan Har Mountains partOf Bayan Har tectonic block
Bayan Har tectonic block hasAlternativeName Bayan Har terrane
linked to: Bayan Har tectonic block