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. 2012 Dec 5;2:925. doi: 10.1038/srep00925

Figure 1. Sketches of geology and sampling location for this study.

Figure 1

(a), Geological map of the Western Indus-Yarlung Zangbo (IYZ) suture zone showing the position of Xigaze forearc basin and palaeomagnetic sampling area for this study (yellow star). Insert: present location of tectonic terranes in Tibet and surrounding regions; (b), Updated geological map of the study area by us, showing our palaeomagnetic sampling sites (A–B section) are located at the southernmost margin of the Asian plate.