Porphyry deposits supply most of the world's Cu and Mo resources. Over 90% of the
porphyry deposits are found at convergent margins, especially above active subduction …

As one of the largest Phanerozoic orogens in the world, the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
(CAOB) is a natural laboratory for studies of continental dynamics and metallogenesis. This …

The Asian continent consists of many continental blocks that assembled during the
Phanerozoic, accompanied by widespread granitoids. By compiling a series of digital maps …

Cenozoic ridge subduction and the resultant slab windows have been well documented
worldwide, especially along the western margins of North and South America. The principal …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

The Western Tianshan Orogen in northwestern China is part of the southwestern margin of
the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), which represents the largest tectonic assembly of …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB, also known as the Altaid Tectonic
Collage), one of the largest and long-lived accretionary orogens in the world, developed …

A-type granitoids constitute volumetrically minor but genetically important building blocks of
most post-Archean continental landmasses on Earth and their diversified genesis …

In this paper we present a review of mineral systems in northern **njiang, NW China,
focussing on the Tianshan, West and East Junggar and Altay orogenic belts, all of which are …

Abstract The Tuwu–Yandong porphyry Cu belt is located in the Eastern Tianshan mountains
in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Petrochemical and geochronological data for …