Session 4: Dynamics of intracontinental deformation

Co-Conveners: GERYA Taras(ETH, Zurich), ZHANG Junfeng (University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China), CHEN Ling (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, China), WANG Qin (Nanjing University, China), LI Jianhua (SinoProbe Lab. and Institute of Geomechanics, CAGS, China)
Description: This interdisciplinary session invites contributions from disciplines in geophysics, geodynamics, structural geology and geochemistry that focus on the structure and evolution of the continental lithosphere and on geodynamic processes within the continental interior. The session will present overviews of current knowledge on the structure of the crust and the upper mantle in different tectonic settings, ranging from Precambrian cratons to sedimentary basins, continental rift zones, and intracontinental collisional orogens. Geodynamic studies will demonstrate the role of various processes in intracontinental deformation, ranging from collisional, extensional and strike-slip deformation by plate tectonics, to intracontinental deformation caused by lithosphere-mantle dynamic interaction associated with hotspots, large igneous provinces and large-scale impacts.
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