[HTML][HTML] An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt

MB Allen, S Song, C Wang, R Zeng, T Wen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction and closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans were important
events in the assembly of Eurasia, and created the Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) …

Foreland basin development in response to Proto-Tethyan Ocean closure, western North China Block

J Sun, Y Dong - Geosphere, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Closure timing of the northeastern Proto-Tethyan Ocean between the Qilian-Qinling
Terranes and the North China Block remains unsolved, with assumptions ranging from end …

Superposition of Cretaceous and Cenozoic deformation in northern Tibet: A far-field response to the tectonic evolution of the Tethyan orogenic system

Y Wang, X Chen, Y Zhang, Z Yin, AV Zuza… - GSA …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Although the Cenozoic Indo-Asian collision is largely responsible for the formation
of the Tibetan plateau, the role of pre-Cenozoic structures in controlling the timing and …

Early Paleozoic Cascadia-type active-margin evolution of the Dunhuang block (NW China): geochemical and geochronological constraints

J Soldner, C Yuan, K Schulmann, Y Jiang… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Origins of early Paleozoic metabasites (granulites and amphibolites) and their host
metasedimentary rocks in the Dunhuang block, NW China, are addressed by new …

Short-lived intra-oceanic arc-trench system in the North Qaidam belt (NW China) reveals complex evolution of the Proto-Tethyan Ocean

C Fu, Z Yan, JC Aitchison, W **, geochronology, and deep structural …
L Han, W Ding, X Chen, Z Shao… - Acta Geologica …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The North Qilian Shan fold and thrust belt, located at the northern Tibetan Plateau
and southern margin of the Hexi Corridor, is a key tectonic unit to decode the formation and …

Age and origin of accreted ocean plate stratigraphy in the North Qilian belt, NE Tibet Plateau: Evidence from microfossils and geochemistry of cherts and siltstones

Z Yan, W **ao, JC Aitchison… - Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The accretionary complex (AC) in the North Qilian belt comprises coherent and chaotic units
consisting of bedded cherts, pelagic mudstone, shale, turbidites, basalt, limestone …

Building a continental arc section: Constraints from Paleozoic granulite-facies metamorphism, anatexis, and magmatism in the northern margin of the Qilian Block …

Y Peng, S Yu, J Zhang, Y Li, S Li, P Lv - GSA Bulletin, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Continental arcs in active continental margins (especially deep-seated arc magmatism,
anatexis, and metamorphism) can be extremely significant in evaluating continent building …

An overview on the composition and age of upper crust of Proto‐Tethyan Lajishan intra‐oceanic arc, NE Tibet Plateau

C Fu, X He, Z Yan, JC Aitchison, W **ao… - Acta Geologica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Identification and anatomy of oceanic arcs within ancient orogenic belt are significant for
better understanding the tectonic framework and closure process of paleo‐ocean basin. This …