GD9.2 | The Tethyan Belt: Formation, evolution, structure and resources
EDI
The Tethyan Belt: Formation, evolution, structure and resources
Co-organized by SM4, co-sponsored by ILP
Convener: Hans Thybo | Co-conveners: Nalan LomECSECS, Ling Chen, Bo Wan
Orals
| Tue, 16 Apr, 08:30–12:30 (CEST)
 
Room -2.47/48
Posters on site
| Attendance Wed, 17 Apr, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Display Wed, 17 Apr, 08:30–12:30
 
Hall X1
Orals |
Tue, 08:30
Posters on site
Wed, 10:45
The Tethyan Belt is the most prominent collisional zone on Earth, covering the vast area between far eastern Asia and Europe. The geological-tectonic evolution of the belt shows along-strike heterogeneity between its various regions, including the Indo-Burman Range, the Tibetan-Himalayan region, the Iranian Plateau, Anatolia and the Alps. The Tethyan Belt is the result of the subduction of the Tethyan Oceans, including significant terrane amalgamation, and collisional tectonics along the whole belt. The belt is today strongly affected by the ongoing convergence and collision between the Eurasian, African, Arabian and Indian plates. The long formation history and the variability of tectonic characteristics and deep structures of the belt make it a natural laboratory for understanding the accretion processes that have shaped the Earth through its history and have led to the formation of vast resources in the crust.

We invite contributions based on geological, tectonic, geophysical and geodynamic studies of the Tethyan Belt. We particularly invite interdisciplinary studies, which integrate observational data and interpretations based on a variety of methods. This session will include contributions on the whole suite of studies of the Tethyan Belt with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of its formation and evolution.

Orals: Tue, 16 Apr | Room -2.47/48

Chairpersons: Ling Chen, Bo Wan
08:30–08:35
5-minute convener introduction
EGU24-2454
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On-site presentation
Multiengine-driving Tethyan evolution
Zhong-Hai Li
10:05–10:15
Discussion
Coffee break
Chairpersons: Nalan Lom, Hans Thybo
EGU24-14740
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ECS
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Highlight
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On-site presentation
Strong Variability in the Thermal Structure of Tibetan Lithosphere
Bing Xia
EGU24-8893
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ECS
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On-site presentation
A missing Cretaceous magmatic arc of Neo-Tethys in Iran
Yiyang Lei et al.
11:25–11:35
Discussion
EGU24-11578
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Highlight
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On-site presentation
Crustal Structure in the Central Tethys Realm
Vahid Teknik et al.
EGU24-21398
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Virtual presentation
Fault rupture mapping of the February 6, 2023 earthquake sequence, eastern Türkiye
Jiannan Meng et al.
12:15–12:30
Discussion

Posters on site: Wed, 17 Apr, 10:45–12:30 | Hall X1

Display time: Wed, 17 Apr 08:30–Wed, 17 Apr 12:30
Chairpersons: Nalan Lom, Ling Chen, Bo Wan
EGU24-15423
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ECS
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Highlight
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On-site presentation
Relocated Earthquakes Confined to the Upper Crust in the Southern Tibet
Gaochun Wang et al.
EGU24-18337
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ECS
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OSPP
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On-site presentation
New scenario for structural segmentation and subduction modeling in Makran (Iran and Pakistan)
Peyman Namdarsehat and Wojciech Milczarek
EGU24-5416
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ECS
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On-site presentation
Mantle transition zone anomalies beneath Iberia and NW Maghreb
Joan Antoni Parera Portell et al.