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The Indus-Yarlung suture zone or the Indus-Yarlung Tsangpo suture is a tectonic suture in southern Tibet and across the north margin of the Himalayas which resulted from the collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate starting about 52 Ma. [1] The north side of the suture zone is the Ladakh Batholith of the Karakoram-Lhasa Block.
Tectonic map of the Himalaya, modified after Le Fort & Cronin (1988). Red is Transhimalaya. Green is Indus-Yarlung suture zone, north of which lies Lhasa terrane, follow by Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone and then Qiangtang terrane. The Qiantang terrane is one of three main west-east-trending terranes of the Tibetan Plateau.
In the south, Indus-Yarlung suture zone separates it from Himalayas. Tectonic map of the Himalaya, modified after Le Fort & Cronin (1988). Red is Transhimalaya. Green is Indus-Yarlung suture zone, north of which lies Lhasa terrane, follow by Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone and then Qiangtang terrane.
ISZ, also called Indus-Yarlung suture zone, Yarlung-Zangpo Suture Zone or Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture Zone, defines the zone of collision between the Indian Plate and the Ladakh Batholith (also Transhimalaya or Karakoram-Lhasa Block) to the north. This suture zone is formed by:
Tectonic units of the Himalaya. Green is the Indus-Yarlung suture zone. Red is the Transhimalaya. Lhasa terrane and Lhasa city in the eastern part of Transhimalaya (Red). Transhimalaya and Lhasa terrane, Qiangtang terrane, Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone. South of Indus-Yarlung suture zone is Himalayas.
A section of the Yarlung Zangbo falls a dramatic 2,000 metres (6,561 feet) within a short span of 50 km (31 miles), offering huge hydropower potential as well as unique engineering challenges.
Tectonic units of the Himalaya. Green is the Indus-Yarlung suture zone. Red is the Transhimalaya where Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains lies. Lhasa to the east. One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains range is about 1,000 km (620 mi) in length. Its highest point is 7,090 m (23,260 ft) located 100 km (62 mi) to the northwest of Lhasa.
Tectonic units of the Himalaya. Green is the Indus-Yarlung suture zone. Red is the Transhimalaya, including the Gangdese batholith. Lhasa to the east.