[HTML][HTML] Tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic evolution of the Tethyan orogen: From subduction to collision

JP Richards - Ore Geology Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic history of the Tethyan orogen
from the Carpathians to Indochina. Focus is placed on the formation of porphyry Cu±Mo±Au …

[PDF][PDF] Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses

P Kapp, PG DeCelles - American Journal of Science, 2019 - ajsonline.org
The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

[HTML][HTML] An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt

MB Allen, S Song, C Wang, R Zeng, T Wen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction and closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans were important
events in the assembly of Eurasia, and created the Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) …

Orogenic gold deposits of China

R Goldfarb, K Qiu, J Deng, Y Chen, L Yang - 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
China produces about 450 t Au per year and has government stated in-ground reserves of
approximately 12,000 t Au. Orogenic gold, or gold deposits in metamorphic rocks, and …

Pre-Cenozoic geologic history of the central and northern Tibetan Plateau and the role of Wilson cycles in constructing the Tethyan orogenic system

C Wu, A Yin, AV Zuza, J Zhang, W Liu… - Lithosphere, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In order to better constrain the evolution of the Tethyan orogenic system, we conducted an
integrated investigation involving U-Pb dating of igneous and detrital zircon, geochemical …

Paleo-Tethyan evolution of Tibet as recorded in the East Cimmerides and West Cathaysides

Z Xu, Y Dilek, H Cao, J Yang, P Robinson, C Ma… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paleozoic-early Mesozoic geology of Tibet was controlled by the rift-drift,
seafloor spreading and subduction zone tectonics of a Paleo-Tethyan realm, which evolved …

Recognition of a 600-km-long Late Triassic rare metal (Li-Rb-Be-Nb-Ta) pegmatite belt in the western Kunlun orogenic belt, Western China

QH Yan, H Wang, G Chi, Q Wang, H Hu… - Economic …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The rising demand of strategic metals, especially lithium, necessitates discovery of new
resources to meet the global supply chain. Recently, several pegmatite-hosted rare metal (Li …

[HTML][HTML] Underthrusting and duplexing beneath the northern Tibetan Plateau and the evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

AV Zuza, C Wu, Z Wang, DA Levy, B Li… - …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Cenozoic Qilian Shan thrust belt is the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau,
which developed in part due to progressive India-Asia convergence during Himalayan …

Tectonics of the Eastern Kunlun Range: Cenozoic reactivation of a Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic orogen

C Wu, AV Zuza, X Chen, L Ding, DA Levy, C Liu… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Eastern Kunlun Range in north Tibet, located along the northern margin of the
eastern Tethyan orogenic system, records evidence for continental break‐up and ocean …

The Ailao Shan–Red River shear zone revisited: Timing and tectonic implications

J Liu, X Chen, Y Tang, Z Song, W Wang - GSA Bulletin, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Continental strike-slip shear zones that may bear important information about the evolution
of convergent tectonics often occur to accommodate plate convergence. When and how …