TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN KUNLUN AND KARAKORAM MOUNTAINS—SOME NEW OBSERVATIONS FROM A MULT

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New results from deep seismic sounding reveal that the Tarim block (basin) was subducted, with gently dipping, to the W.Kunlun Mts. The depths of Moho from north to south are 50km in S.Tarim to 65km in the W. Kunlun Mts. A low velocity and low resistiv
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