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 …

Voluminous continental growth of the Altaids and its control on metallogeny

T Wang, H Huang, J Zhang, C Wang… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The Altaids is generally considered to be the largest Phanerozoic accretionary orogen on
Earth, but it is unclear whether it was associated with extensive continental crustal growth …

Tracing the subduction and accretion history of the trench-arc-basin system in the Chinese Eastern Tianshan: Insights from Paleozoic magmatic and crustal evolution

L Du, X Long, C Yuan, Y Zhang, Z Huang, H Zhu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Accretionary orogens function as crucial sites for the generation of arc igneous rocks and
continental crust, but the spatial and temporal distribution of arc igneous rocks and the link …

Orogenic cyclicity and episodic tectono-magmatic processes in the formation of the Paleozoic northern Yili magmatic arc, Central Asian Orogenic Belt

X Zhao, R Seltmann, C Xue, Q Sun - Bulletin, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To understand the orogenic cyclicity that built the northern Yili magmatic arc in the southern
Balhkash-Yili arc of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, we synthesize its tectono-magmatic …

Using detrital zircons to constrain the late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the adjacent tectonic domains of the Tarim Craton, NW China

J **a, G Hou, Z Zhong, X Li, H Chang, L Wei… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of adjacent tectonic domains of the Tarim Craton is vital for
understanding the basin-mountain coupling and dynamical mechanisms of the Paleo-Asian …

An Early Cambrian plume-induced subduction initiation event within the Junggar Ocean: Insights from ophiolitic mélanges, arc magmatism, and metamorphic rocks

G Yang, Y Li, L Tong, Z Wang, G Si - Gondwana Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest accretionary orogens
in the world. The mechanism of continental growth and tectonic evolution of the CAOB …