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 …

As one of the largest Phanerozoic orogens in the world, the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
(CAOB) is a natural laboratory for studies of continental dynamics and metallogenesis. This …

A series of porphyry-type Cu-(Mo)-(Au) deposits including some giant world-class deposits
such as Kounrad, Aktogai, Kal'makyr, Oyu Tolgoi and Chalukou occur in the Central Asian …

Asia is key to a richer understanding of many important lithospheric processes such as
crustal growth, continental evolution and orogenesis. But to properly decipher the secrets …

A comprehensive review of new data on geology and geochronology of Precambrian
terranes in the western Central Asian Orogenic Belt reveals new insights into its evolution. At …

The study of subduction-related high-pressure-and ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks
exposed in orogenic belts is critical for unraveling the tectonothermal evolution of an orogen …

Initiation of new subduction zones is an integral part of Earth's plate tectonics regime. It is
generally accepted that the negative buoyancy of sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest accretionary orogens
on Earth and is characterized by the occurrence of tight oroclines (Kazakhstan and Tuva …

Abstract The South Tianshan Orogen marks the final assembly of the southwestern Central
Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) and the Karakum–Tarim cratons. Here we present an …

We report detrital zircon ages for Precambrian and early Palaeozoic metasediments from the
Tianshan orogen in Kyrgyzstan, an important component of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt …