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Mountain building process of the Taiwan orogeny.

ABSTRACT: The Taiwan orogeny, an example of arc-continental collision, exhibits complex geological structures and rapid exhumation. Many models have tried and failed to fully capture the dynamics of these processes. We developed a comprehensive thermomechanical model that considers the transition from brittle to ductile behavior with depth, lithology-dependent erosion and observed decollement and backstop geometries. This model successfully reproduces the intricate structures observed within the Taiwan orogeny, aligns with structural complexities, metamorphic temperature profiles, thermochronological records, strain distributions, and the rates of exhumation and cooling and elucidates the roles of ductile deformation and ramp structures in forming the Hsuehshan Range and the Western fold and thrust belt. The insights from this model offer potential applicability to other orogenic wedges worldwide.

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC11352838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

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Mountain building process of the Taiwan orogeny.

Tan Eh E Lee Yuan-Hsi YH Chang Jia-Bin JB Zheng Ming-Jung MJ Shyu Chase J CJ

Science advances 20240828 35

The Taiwan orogeny, an example of arc-continental collision, exhibits complex geological structures and rapid exhumation. Many models have tried and failed to fully capture the dynamics of these processes. We developed a comprehensive thermomechanical model that considers the transition from brittle to ductile behavior with depth, lithology-dependent erosion and observed decollement and backstop geometries. This model successfully reproduces the intricate structures observed within the Taiwan or ...[more]

PMID: 39196929

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