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 …

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 …

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 …

The timing of the final welding of the southern Altaids to construct Pangea is a matter of
debate which has led to considerable uncertainty regarding the configuration of northeast …

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 …

Microcontinents with Precambrian basement have played an important role in the
accretionary and amalgamation history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) …

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 …

Abstract The Kalatag Cu–Zn–Au district contains a number of economically important Cu
deposits in eastern Tianshan in **njiang, NW China. Due to the lack of precise …

Numerous microcontinents are known to occur in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB),
one of the largest accretionary orogens and the most significant area of Paleozoic crustal …

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 …