Karakoram terrane

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The Karakoram terrane is a distinct crustal block in the Karakoram mountain region of Central Asia, characterized by complex tectonic, metamorphic, and magmatic histories associated with continental collision between India and Eurasia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Karakoram metamorphic complex 1
Karakoram terrane canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crustal block ⓘ
geological terrane ⓘ
adjacentTo Eurasian Plate ⓘ
Indian Plate ⓘ
linked to: India Plate

Kohistan–Ladakh arc ⓘ
Lhasa terrane ⓘ
associatedWith Indus–Yarlung Tsangpo suture ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau evolution ⓘ
boundedBy Indus–Tsangpo suture zone ⓘ
Main Karakoram Thrust ⓘ
Shyok suture zone ⓘ
characterizedBy complex tectonic history ⓘ
granitoid magmatism ⓘ
high‑grade metamorphism ⓘ
polyphase deformation ⓘ
contains Mesozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ
Paleozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ
gneisses ⓘ
granite plutons ⓘ
high‑grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ
migmatites ⓘ
schists ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
experienced Cenozoic crustal shortening ⓘ
Cenozoic magmatism ⓘ
Cenozoic uplift ⓘ
formedBy collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ
geologicalSetting convergent plate margin ⓘ
hasAge Paleozoic to Mesozoic basement ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
metamorphicGrade amphibolite facies ⓘ
granulite facies ⓘ
orogeny Himalayan orogeny ⓘ
overprintedBy Cenozoic deformation ⓘ
Cenozoic metamorphism ⓘ
partOf Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
India–Eurasia collision zone ⓘ
researchField igneous petrology ⓘ
metamorphic petrology ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
significance constrains timing of Himalayan orogeny ⓘ
records stages of India–Asia collision ⓘ
tectonicEnvironment continental collision zone ⓘ

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

Karakoram orogeny → actsOn → Karakoram terrane ⓘ
Karakoram fault system → associatedWith → Karakoram metamorphic complex ⓘ
linked to: Karakoram terrane