Pangea is the youngest supercontinent in Earth's history and its main body formed by
assembly of Gondwana and Laurasia about 300–250 Ma ago. As supported by voluminous …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is the largest accretionary orogen in the
world with considerable Phanerozoic juvenile crustal growth. The eastern segment of the …

Abstract The Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage occupies the southwestern part of the
Central Asian Orogenic Belt and was assembled by collision/accretion of several continental …

Tungsten and Sn deposits in China are widely distributed in the South China block (ie,
Yangtze craton-Cathaysian block), Himalaya, Tibetan, Sanjiang, Kunlun, Qilian, Qinling …

The closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) is crucial for understanding the late Paleozoic–
early Mesozoic paleogeography of Proto-Asia and the tectonic configuration of NE Pangea …

The Asian continent consists of many continental blocks that assembled during the
Phanerozoic, accompanied by widespread granitoids. By compiling a series of digital maps …

China produces about 450 t Au per year and has government stated in-ground reserves of
approximately 12,000 t Au. Orogenic gold, or gold deposits in metamorphic rocks, and …

Convergent continental margins are the major sites for the formation, differentiation,
preservation, and destruction of continental crust. This article focuses on the Mesozoic …

The Permian marine-terrestrial system of the North China block provides an exceptional
window into the evolution of northern temperate ecosystems during the critical transition …

Northeast (NE) China is located in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) and
evolved from the amalgamation of several microcontinental blocks, which, from west to east …