Establishing how tectonic plates have moved since deep time is essential for understanding
how Earth's geodynamic system has evolved and operates, thus answering longstanding …

The giant Jiaodong gold province, with more than 5000 t of proven gold resources, is unique
in that its Mesozoic gold deposits are hosted in a Precambrian basement block. There has …

Although the axial and dominant geocentric character of the Earth's magnetic field means
that paleolongitude is indeterminate, paleomagnetism is otherwise the only truly quantitative …

China contains three major Precambrian blocks, the North China, South China and Tarim
cratons, separated and sutured by Phanerozoic orogenic belts. The North China Craton …

The crustal growth and stabilization of the North China Craton (NCC) relate to three major
geological events in the Precambrian:(1) a major phase of continental growth at ca. 2.7 …

The North China Craton (NCC) has experienced a complex geological evolution since the
early Precambrian, and carries important records of secular changes in tectonics and …

Cratonization is a key geological process to form stable continental masses with a
considerable scale. The Precambrian global cratonization and formation of supercratons in …

The East Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt accommodates the largest Mo ore district in the world.
It contains 8.43 Mt of proven Mo metal reserves which accounts for 66% of the total proven …

Abstract The South China Block, consisting of the Yangtze and the Cathaysia blocks, is one
of the largest Precambrian blocks in eastern Asia. However, the early history of the …

An important Paleoproterozoic mobile belt event took place in the North China Craton
(NCC), termed the Hutuo Movement. This event has been interpreted to represent cratonic …