Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …
Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt …
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
Tectonic evolution of convergent plate margins and its geological effects
Oceanic lithosphere is generated at divergent plate boundaries and disappears at
convergent plate boundaries. Seafloor spreading and plate subduction together constitute …
convergent plate boundaries. Seafloor spreading and plate subduction together constitute …
Metamorphic chemical geodynamics in continental subduction zones
YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …
Stable isotope geochemistry of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks from the Dabie–Sulu orogen in China: implications for geodynamics and fluid regime
Discovery of coesite, diamond, and extreme 18O-depletion in eclogites from the Dabie–Sulu
orogen in central-east China has contributed much to our understanding of subduction of …
orogen in central-east China has contributed much to our understanding of subduction of …
Exhumation of oceanic blueschists and eclogites in subduction zones: timing and mechanisms
High-pressure low-temperature (HP–LT) metamorphic rocks provide invaluable constraints
on the evolution of convergent zones. Based on a worldwide compilation of key information …
on the evolution of convergent zones. Based on a worldwide compilation of key information …
The onset of India–Asia continental collision: early, steep subduction required by the timing of UHP metamorphism in the western Himalaya
Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) rocks in the NW Himalaya are some of the youngest on Earth, and
allow testing of critical questions of UHP formation and exhumation and the timing of the …
allow testing of critical questions of UHP formation and exhumation and the timing of the …
Ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism: tracing continental crust into the mantle
C Chopin - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2003 - Elsevier
More and more evidence is being discovered in Phanerozoic collision belts of the burial of
crustal rocks to previously unsuspected (and ever increasing) depths, presently on the order …
crustal rocks to previously unsuspected (and ever increasing) depths, presently on the order …
Exhumation as fast as subduction?
We produced a pressure-temperature-time path in order to determine the exhumation rate of
the deepest subducted Alpine rocks. In situ dating of peak-metamorphic titanite in an …
the deepest subducted Alpine rocks. In situ dating of peak-metamorphic titanite in an …
Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century
YF Zheng - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Plate tectonics was originally established as a kinematic theory of global tectonics, in which
the Earth's rigid outer layer, the lithosphere, consists of different size plates that move …
the Earth's rigid outer layer, the lithosphere, consists of different size plates that move …