Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.13, No.3, pp. 289-314, 1990

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PETROLEUM AT THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
The geological evolution of the Tibet (Qinghai-Xizang) Plateau Part II

I. Taner* and A. A. Meyerhoff**

* 3336 E. 33nd Stree, Suite 210, Tulsa, Ok. 74135, U.S.A.

** PO Box 4602, Tulsa, OK. 74159, U.S.A.

Abstract

Abundant field data collected within the past twelve years or so show that all published explanations for the origin of this 2.4MM sq. km region violates some of these data. Among them, one fact is of paramount importance. This is the discovery that none of the great east-west fracture zones is a boundary between different, but coeval, lithofacies. Instead, several major facies boundaries (in rocks of various ages) form a zigzag pattern across the various blocks of the region. This fact, in turn, means that most published tectonic interpretations, including those of plate tectonics, are incorrect.