About: Ordos Block

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The Ordos Block is a crustal block, that forms part of the larger North China Block (NCB). It is surrounded by active fault systems and has been a distinct block since at least the Mesozoic. It is bordered to the west by the , the westernmost part of the NCB, to the south by the Qinling orogenic belt, to the north by the , part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and to the east by the Taihangshan mountain range, which forms part of the . The block is currently stable and large earthquakes are restricted to the bordering fault zones. It has been suggested that the block is currently undergoing anti-clockwise rotation with respect to the Eurasian Plate, as a result of the ongoing eastward spreading of the Tibetan Plateau, although this view has been challenged.

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  • The Ordos Block is a crustal block, that forms part of the larger North China Block (NCB). It is surrounded by active fault systems and has been a distinct block since at least the Mesozoic. It is bordered to the west by the , the westernmost part of the NCB, to the south by the Qinling orogenic belt, to the north by the , part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and to the east by the Taihangshan mountain range, which forms part of the . The block is currently stable and large earthquakes are restricted to the bordering fault zones. It has been suggested that the block is currently undergoing anti-clockwise rotation with respect to the Eurasian Plate, as a result of the ongoing eastward spreading of the Tibetan Plateau, although this view has been challenged. (en)
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  • The Ordos Block is a crustal block, that forms part of the larger North China Block (NCB). It is surrounded by active fault systems and has been a distinct block since at least the Mesozoic. It is bordered to the west by the , the westernmost part of the NCB, to the south by the Qinling orogenic belt, to the north by the , part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and to the east by the Taihangshan mountain range, which forms part of the . The block is currently stable and large earthquakes are restricted to the bordering fault zones. It has been suggested that the block is currently undergoing anti-clockwise rotation with respect to the Eurasian Plate, as a result of the ongoing eastward spreading of the Tibetan Plateau, although this view has been challenged. (en)
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  • Ordos Block (en)
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