Abstract The Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) comprises, from the east to the west, the
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …

Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

Abstract The Jiangnan Orogen is considered as a continent–continent collisional belt
resulting from the closure of a Meso-Neoproterozoic ocean separating the southeastern …

Lithospheric subduction prior to the assembly of the South China and North China blocks is
traditionally considered to be directed northward. However, some critical geological and …

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 …

Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …

The Qinling Orogen is one of the main orogenic belts in Asia and is characterized by multi-
stage orogenic processes and the development of voluminous magmatic intrusions. The …

Neoproterozoic granitic intrusions in South China have traditionally been interpreted as
related to orogenesis, marking the cratonisation of the Yangtze Block. However, a number of …

The Qinling orogen preserves a record of late mid-Proterozoic to Cenozoic tectonism in
central China. High-pressure metamorphism and ophiolite emplacement (Songshugou …