Iran’s Zagros folds are visible via satellite imagery Formed by Arabian-Eurasian plate collision Offers insight into mountain ...

This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Credit: Morris McLennan, ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now ...

Abstract: Tectonic mélanges have complex lithological assemblage characteristics with block matrix structure that makes the mechanical properties of its rock mass vary widely. Since enormous ...

National Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China ...

A transform fault happens when tectonic plates grind together, shearing blocks of crust from the plate. This leads to large displacement of rocks, and a whole lot of earthquakes. This is how the ...

Based on their geochemical signatures and tectonic settings, the igneous rocks are classified and analyzed. During 147–40 Ma, the studied location had a complex tectonic background which demonstrated ...

Plate tectonics is relatively new ... The theory states that Earth's outer shell is made up of huge slabs of rock called plates that glide over the planet's inner layer, or mantle.