The closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) is crucial for understanding the late Paleozoic–
early Mesozoic paleogeography of Proto-Asia and the tectonic configuration of NE Pangea …

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 …

An early extensive Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) continental magmatic arc system covering
hundreds of kilometers has been reported to occur in the South Beishan Orogenic Belt …

The continental crust of China is a mosaic of cratonic blocks and orogenic belts, containing
small cratons and terranes with various tectonic settings. They have diverse origins and …

Abstract The Tarim Craton, located in the center of Asia, was involved in the assembly and
breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent during the Neoproterozoic and the subduction …

We provide new field observations and isotopic data for key areas of the Central Asian
Orogenic Belt (CAOB), reiterating our previous assessment that no excessive crustal growth …

Asia is key to a richer understanding of many important lithospheric processes such as
crustal growth, continental evolution and orogenesis. But to properly decipher the secrets …

The Beishan orogen is part of the Neo-proterozoic to early Mesozoic Central Asian Orogenic
System in central Asia that exposes ophiolitic complexes, passive-margin strata, arc …

Initiation of new subduction zones is an integral part of Earth's plate tectonics regime. It is
generally accepted that the negative buoyancy of sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) was generated through multiple collisional
and accretionary events in the Paleo-Asian Ocean, a major global ocean that existed from …