#structuralgeology

Source: LEARN Geology

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁

Everest Range, 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹 and 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘁, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻a 27°59'17"N / 086°55'30"E

𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙:

Middle 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 (𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻)

𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: Mount Everest is 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵'𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation of 𝟴,𝟴𝟰𝟴.𝟴𝟲 𝗺 was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

The 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 of Mount Everest, the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 on Earth, was a 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 once. 𝗜𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹?. The highest rock on Earth, marking the summit of Mount Everest, are 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, deposited in a warm, shallow water sea some 𝟰𝟱𝟬 𝗠𝗮 𝗮𝗴𝗼.

These rocks deposited in an 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 were thrust and 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 into their present commanding position when 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 with the 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 some 𝟱𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼.

𝗤𝗙: 𝗤𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀): It is the un-metamorphosed layer of limestone here called ‘QF’ for 𝗤𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, which forms the 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 of Everest. It is separated from the underlying Yellow Band layer by a low angle detachment fault.

𝗬𝗕:𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱: This is the layered bedding. It is a limestone, formed from a shallow marine sediment, heated to become a 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗲.

𝗘𝗦: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: It consists of 𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 rock which has been metamorphosed at reasonably high temperatures. It is separated from the underlying layer by a low angle almost horizontal fault.

𝗥𝗙: 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The Rungbok Formation consists of ‘LG’ Leuco- granite and gneiss.RF is a gneiss: rock partly melted and metamorphosed under high temperatures.

𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙨:

Source: GEOLOGY ART. INTRUSIONS

More intrusion themed illustrations there: https://strike-dip.com/geology-art-intrusions/

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