Fig. 1
From: Subduction transference drove the Mesozoic convergence of microcontinents from Gondwana to Asia
Geologic map of the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas (modified from Yin8). Indicated are the major terranes and suture zones on the Tibetan Plateau. Abbreviations: BNSZ, Bangong-Nujiang suture zone separating the Qiangtang and Lhasa terranes; LMF, Luobadui-Milashan fault, which divides the Lhasa terrane into northern and southern parts. LSSZ, Longmuco-Shuanghu suture zone, which divides the Qiangtang terrane into the North and South Qiangtang terrane; STDS, South Tibet detachment system, which separates the Tethyan Himalaya from other parts of the Himalaya terrane; YZSZ, Yarlung Zangbo suture zone, which separates the Lhasa terrane from the Himalaya terrane. Numbers (in Ma) indicate the rock ages in relevant Permian-Jurassic paleomagnetic studies13,14,18,20,23,24,25,26. On the map, cyan, magenta, and yellow denote the Qiangtang, Lhasa, and Himalaya terranes, respectively, while light yellow represents other blocks.
