The microcontinental blocks in the CAOB include the combined NE China blocks
(comprising the Erguna, **ng'an, Songliao and Jimusi-Khanka blocks) in the eastern …

We argue that the production of mantle-derived or juvenile continental crust during the
accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) has been grossly …

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 …

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 …

Abstract In the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), whether substantial juvenile additions
associated with accretionary orogenesis are preserved is still a pending issue. The Yili Block …

The North China, South China and Tarim cratons compose the tectonic framework of China.
In the last decade, extensive structural, metamorphic, geochemical, geochronological and …

The North Tianshan orogenic belt in Kyrgyzstan consists predominantly of Neoproterozoic to
early Paleozoic assemblages and tectonically interlayered older Precambrian crystalline …

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 …

A detrital zircon U‐Pb and Lu‐Hf isotopic study was carried out in the Middle Silurian to Late
Carboniferous sedimentary strata of the northwestern Tarim Craton in order to understand …

Two ophiolitic mélange belts, the South Central Tianshan Ophiolite Belt (SCTOB) and the
South Tianshan Ophiolite Belt (STOB), extend almost parallel to the Chinese South …