Granitic record of the assembly of the Asian continent

T Wang, Y Tong, H Huang, H Zhang, L Guo, Z Li… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian continent consists of many continental blocks that assembled during the
Phanerozoic, accompanied by widespread granitoids. By compiling a series of digital maps …

Rejuvenation of ancient micro-continents during accretionary orogenesis: Insights from the Yili Block and adjacent regions of the SW Central Asian Orogenic Belt

H Huang, T Wang, Y Tong, Q Qin, X Ma, J Yin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), whether substantial juvenile additions
associated with accretionary orogenesis are preserved is still a pending issue. The Yili Block …

Precambrian geology of China

G Zhao, PA Cawood - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
China contains three major Precambrian blocks, the North China, South China and Tarim
cratons, separated and sutured by Phanerozoic orogenic belts. The North China Craton …

Early Neoproterozoic crustal evolution in northern Yili Block: insights from migmatite, orthogneiss and leucogranite of the Wenquan metamorphic complex in the NW …

B Wang, H Liu, L Shu, B Jahn, S Chung, Y Zhai… - Precambrian …, 2014 - Elsevier
The northern part of the Yili Block, located in the northwest of the Chinese Tianshan, extends
westward to joint with the Aktau-Junggar domain in Kazakhstan, and is one of the major …