The emergence of the Qing—Zang plateau is among the most important geological events on the globe since the Cenozoic Era. Many geological issues can find answer from here. The major issues concerning plateau probably...The emergence of the Qing—Zang plateau is among the most important geological events on the globe since the Cenozoic Era. Many geological issues can find answer from here. The major issues concerning plateau probably have three: (1) geodynamics, timing and speed of the plateau uplift;(2) The plateau uplift impact on surrounding environment;(3) mineral resources in the plateau. The authors want to focuses on first issue based on volcanisms occurred in interior and surrounding of the plateau, The new opinions are following:(1) Each volcanic eruptive episode corresponded to strong uplift stage;(2) The dynamic mechanism of the plateau uplift can not ignore another force from west beyond collision between Indian and Eurasia plates from South;(3) The surrounding volcanic chain is not only related to the collision from South, but also from west.展开更多
文摘The emergence of the Qing—Zang plateau is among the most important geological events on the globe since the Cenozoic Era. Many geological issues can find answer from here. The major issues concerning plateau probably have three: (1) geodynamics, timing and speed of the plateau uplift;(2) The plateau uplift impact on surrounding environment;(3) mineral resources in the plateau. The authors want to focuses on first issue based on volcanisms occurred in interior and surrounding of the plateau, The new opinions are following:(1) Each volcanic eruptive episode corresponded to strong uplift stage;(2) The dynamic mechanism of the plateau uplift can not ignore another force from west beyond collision between Indian and Eurasia plates from South;(3) The surrounding volcanic chain is not only related to the collision from South, but also from west.