The Earth as a planetary system has experienced significant change since its formation c.
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …

Abstract The Mesozoic Western Pacific subduction system significantly impacted the North
China and South China blocks along the East Asian continental margin and influenced the …

The recognition that Earth history has been punctuated by supercontinents, the assembly
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …

The accretionary complexes of Central and East Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China) and the Western Pacific (China, Japan, Russia) preserve …

An evaluation of recent S-wave receiver functions, S-wave velocities and two versions of P-
wave tomographic images along various transects in the North China Craton provides some …

The eastern North China Craton (NCC) west of the Pacific Ocean has a long history of rifting
from Early Cretaceous to the end of Paleogene when the craton experienced destruction …

The geotectonic framework and the evolutionary history of the Japanese Islands need
revision in accordance with the various geophysical/geological evidence gathered by new …

Mineral systems with their core of ore deposits require a rare conjunction of geodynamic
settings, crustal or lithospheric fertility, crustal architecture and suitable host rocks, and …

Abstract The Jurassic stratigraphy in China is dominated by continental sediments. Marine
facies and marine-terrigenous facies sediment have developed locally in the Qinghai-Tibet …

From the scant Hadean records of the Jack Hills to Cenozoic supervolcanoes, the
continental crust provides a synoptic view deep into Earth history. However, the information …