Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents

R Zhu, G Zhao, W **ao, L Chen… - Reviews of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Precambrian geodynamics: concepts and models

T Gerya - Gondwana Research, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In contrast to modern-day plate tectonics, studying Precambrian geodynamics presents a
unique challenge as currently there is no agreement upon paradigm concerning the global …

Timing, scale and mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton

RX Zhu, L Chen, FY Wu, JL Liu - Science China Earth Sciences, 2011‏ - Springer
Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) is a classical example of ancient destroyed cratons.
Since the initiation of the North China Craton Destruction Project by the National Natural …

Contrasting zircon Hf and O isotopes in the two episodes of Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: implications for growth and reworking of continental crust

YF Zheng, SB Zhang, ZF Zhao, YB Wu, X Li, Z Li… - Lithos, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The genetic links among rift magmatism, crustal growth and water–rock interaction are an
important issue about mass and heat transfer between mantle and crust during …

Rift melting of juvenile arc-derived crust: geochemical evidence from Neoproterozoic volcanic and granitic rocks in the Jiangnan Orogen, South China

YF Zheng, RX Wu, YB Wu, SB Zhang, H Yuan… - Precambrian …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
A combined study of zircon U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopes, mineral O isotopes, whole-rock
elements and Sr–Nd isotopes was carried out for Neoproterozoic volcanics and granites …

Rifted margin architecture and crustal rheology: reviewing Iberia-Newfoundland, central South Atlantic, and South China Sea

S Brune, C Heine, PD Clift… - Marine and petroleum …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Crustal rheology controls the style of rifting and ultimately the architecture of rifted margins.
Here we review the formation of three magma-poor margin pairs, Iberia-Newfoundland, the …

Regional metamorphism at extreme conditions: Implications for orogeny at convergent plate margins

YF Zheng, RX Chen - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Regional metamorphism at extreme conditions refers either to Alpine-type metamorphism at
low geothermal gradients of< 10° C/km, or to Buchan-type metamorphism at high …

Reworking of juvenile crust: element and isotope evidence from Neoproterozoic granodiorite in South China

RX Wu, YF Zheng, YB Wu, ZF Zhao, SB Zhang… - Precambrian …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
A combined study of geochronology and geochemistry was carried out for Neoproterozoic
granodiorites at the southeastern margin of the Yangtze Block in South China. The results …

Concordant structural variations from the surface to the base of the upper mantle in the North China Craton and its tectonic implications

L Chen - Lithos, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This study presents an integrated study of the North China Craton (NCC) based on recent
high-resolution seismic images combined with observations on surface geology, regional …

Structural inheritance in the North Atlantic

C Schiffer, AG Doré, GR Foulger, D Franke… - Earth-Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The North Atlantic, extending from the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone to the north
Norway-Greenland-Svalbard margins, is regarded as both a classic case of structural …