A review of the Paleozoic tectonics in the eastern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Y Liu, W Li, Z Feng, Q Wen, F Neubauer, C Liang - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is the largest accretionary orogen in the
world, which is responsible for considerable Phanerozoic juvenile crustal growth. The NE …

Geochronology of the Phanerozoic granitoids in northeastern China

FY Wu, DY Sun, WC Ge, YB Zhang, ML Grant… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2011 - Elsevier
Northeast (NE) China is characterized by immense volumes of granitic rocks, exposed over
an area of∼ 200,000 km2. Although the precise geochronological framework was not clear …

[HTML][HTML] Plate tectonics in the late Paleozoic

M Domeier, TH Torsvik - Geoscience Frontiers, 2014 - Elsevier
As the chronicle of plate motions through time, paleogeography is fundamental to our
understanding of plate tectonics and its role in sha** the geology of the present-day. To …

Continental and oceanic crust recycling-induced melt–peridotite interactions in the Trans-North China Orogen: U–Pb dating, Hf isotopes and trace elements in zircons …

Y Liu, S Gao, Z Hu, C Gao, K Zong… - Journal of petrology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We present the first finding of continental crust-derived Precambrian zircons in garnet/spinel
pyroxenite veins within mantle xenoliths carried by the Neogene Hannuoba basalt in the …

The Altaids of Central Asia: A tectonic and evolutionary innovative review

C Wilhem, BF Windley, GM Stampfli - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The Altaids, one of the largest and long-lived accretionary orogens in the world, developed
from ca. 600Ma to 250Ma by the multiple accretions of terranes of different origin, chiefly …

Temporal and spatial variations of Mesozoic magmatism and deformation in the North China Craton: Implications for lithospheric thinning and decratonization

SH Zhang, Y Zhao, GA Davis, H Ye, F Wu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Mesozoic (Triassic–Cretaceous) magmatic rocks and structural deformation are
widely distributed in the North China Craton (NCC) and are crucial to understanding the …

Final closure of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean along the Solonker suture zone: Constraints from geochronological and geochemical data of Permian volcanic and …

PR Eizenhöfer, G Zhao, J Zhang, M Sun - Tectonics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is a broad consensus that the Solonker Suture Zone marks the final closure of the
Paleo‐Asian Ocean, which led to the formation of the eastern segment of the Central Asian …

End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental …

WJ **ao, BF Windley, BC Huang, CM Han… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The Altaids is one of the largest accretionary orogenic collages in the world with the highest
rate of Phanerozoic continental growth and significant metallogenic importance. It is widely …

Timing of destruction of the North China Craton

RX Zhu, JH Yang, FY Wu - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
The North China Craton (NCC) is the typical example of destruction of an ancient craton.
However, the destruction mechanism and geodynamic controlling factors still remain …

Middle Paleozoic convergent orogenic belts in western Inner Mongolia (China): framework, kinematics, geochronology and implications for tectonic evolution of the …

B Xu, J Charvet, Y Chen, P Zhao, G Shi - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Based mainly on field geological observation and geochronologic data, six tectonic units
have been recognized in western Inner Mongolia (China), including, from south to north …