LARGE-SCALE STRIKE SLIP FAULT: THE MAJOR STRUCTURE OF INTRACONTINENTAL DEFORMATION AFTER COLLISION

Intracontinental deformation is one of the most interesting problems in tectonics. But so far little attention has been paid to rock deformation, metamorphism and magmatism related with large-scale displacement and rotation of these blocks. In this note, we take the Ailaoshan-Red River fault (ARF)zone in western Yunnan as an example and discuss the kinematics and dynamics of the fault With its neighbouring blocks in the Tertiary.