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 …

The North Tianshan orogenic belt in Kyrgyzstan consists predominantly of Neoproterozoic to
early Paleozoic assemblages and tectonically interlayered older Precambrian crystalline …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

New geological, geochronological and isotopic data reveal a previously unknown arc
system that evolved south of the Kyrgyz Middle Tianshan (MTS) microcontinent during the …

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 …