Recent research into the deep underground geology of China

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"... in southwestern China, scientists recently set off 500 kilograms of dynamite to send seismic waves deep into the crust. The experiment is part of SinoProbe II, a $1 billion effort to map China’s deep geology at unprecedented scale.

Early results from the seismic survey have  revealed a structure that researchers interpret as the buried boundary between two ancient continental blocks. If confirmed, the finding could help resolve competing ideas about how South China formed hundreds of millions of years ago. ...

In Tibet, dense networks of seismometers will probe how the Indian plate is being torn and deformed beneath the plateau.

And in northern China, researchers are looking for remnants of a vanished continental root. The work could also guide the search for critical minerals and other resources. ..."

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With billion-dollar project, China maps scars of its geological past