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Himalaya reveals an orogen-wide middle Miocene transition, coeval with <strong>the</strong> uplift <strong>of</strong> eastern<br />

Tibet. This is consistent with interpretations invoking radial spreading <strong>of</strong> Tibet and east-directed<br />

lower-crustal flow to explain orogen-parallel extension. Our study leads to <strong>the</strong> suggestion that a<br />

transition affecting mid- to lower-crustal processes may be responsible for <strong>the</strong> cessation <strong>of</strong> southdirected<br />

extrusion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> GHS and onset <strong>of</strong> east-directed lower-crustal flow.<br />

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