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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bayan Har tectonic block canonical 1
Bayan Har terrane 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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