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 …

Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt along the Siberian margin from Neoproterozoic-Early Paleozoic accretion to Devonian trench retreat and a comparison …

P Li, M Sun, C Shu, C Yuan, Y Jiang, L Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), the largest accretionary orogen on Earth,
has received considerable attention in the last 25 years. Various models have been …

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 …

Permian alkaline granites in the Erenhot–Hegenshan belt, northern Inner Mongolia, China: Model of generation, time of emplacement and regional tectonic …

Y Tong, B Jahn, T Wang, D Hong, EI Smith… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is known to be the Earth's largest
Phanerozoic accretionary orogenic belt. Its southern margin, particularly in the southern …

Late Paleozoic closure of the Ob-Zaisan Ocean along the Irtysh shear zone (NW China): Implications for arc amalgamation and oroclinal bending in the Central Asian …

P Li, M Sun, G Rosenbaum, F Jourdan, S Li… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The largest accretionary orogen in the world, the Central Asian orogenic belt, has evolved
through the assembly of various oceanic and continental blocks. Understanding the …

Phanerozoic granitoids in the central and eastern parts of Central Asia and their tectonic significance

T Wang, Y Tong, L Zhang, S Li, H Huang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
The widespread occurrence of voluminous granitoids is a typical characteristic of the Central
Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in the central and eastern parts of Central Asia. The granitoids …

Mesozoic building of the Eastern Tianshan and East Junggar (NW China) revealed by low-temperature thermochronology

Z He, B Wang, S Glorie, W Su, X Ni, G Jepson, J Liu… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eastern Tianshan and East Junggar orogenic belts are major constituents of
the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. This study applies low-temperature …

Anatexis origin of rare metal/earth pegmatites: Evidences from the Permian pegmatites in the Chinese Altai

ZH Lv, H Zhang, Y Tang - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
The petrogenesis of the isolated pegmatites from granites is under debate. In the Chinese
Altai, massive isolated pegmatites have been regarded as derivatives of granitic melts …

Are the Chinese Altai “terranes” the result of juxtaposition of different crustal levels during Late Devonian and Permian orogenesis?

A Broussolle, M Sun, K Schulmann, A Guy, C Aguilar… - Gondwana …, 2019 - Elsevier
The general structure of the Chinese Altai has been traditionally regarded as being formed
by five tectono-stratigraphic 'terranes' bounded by large-scale faults. However, numerous …

Structure, geochronology, and petrogenesis of Permian peraluminous granite dykes in the southern Chinese Altai as indicators of Altai–East Junggar convergence

T Shu, Y Jiang, K Schulmann, Y Yu, C Yuan… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
How and at which thermal conditions the convergence between the Chinese Altai and East
Junggar operated remain poorly understood. This issue is addressed in the current study by …