Accretionary processes and metallogenesis of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Advances and perspectives

W **ao, D Song, BF Windley, J Li, C Han… - Science China Earth …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Orogenic gold deposits of China

R Goldfarb, K Qiu, J Deng, Y Chen, L Yang - 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
China produces about 450 t Au per year and has government stated in-ground reserves of
approximately 12,000 t Au. Orogenic gold, or gold deposits in metamorphic rocks, and …

Ridge subduction and slab windows in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Tectonic implications for the evolution of an accretionary orogen

BF Windley, W **ao - Gondwana Research, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Late Paleozoic subduction system in the northern margin of the Alxa block, Altaids: Geochronological and geochemical evidences from ophiolites

R Zheng, T Wu, W Zhang, C Xu, Q Meng, Z Zhang - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The northern margin of the Alxa block (NMAB), located in the southernmost part of the
Altaids, is important for understanding the tectonic processes associated with the closure of …

Timing of the final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean in the Alxa Terrane: Constraints from geochronology and geochemistry of Late Carboniferous to Permian gabbros …

Q Liu, G Zhao, Y Han, PR Eizenhöfer, Y Zhu, W Hou… - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Connecting the North China Craton to the east and the Tarim Craton to the west, the
Alxa Terrane is a key place in investigating the timing of the final closure of the Paleo-Asian …

Timing, petrogenesis and tectonic setting of the Late Paleozoic gabbro–granodiorite–granite intrusions in the Shalazhashan of northern Alxa: Constraints on the …

X Shi, T Wang, L Zhang, A Castro, XC **ao, Y Tong… - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Paleozoic tectonic setting and location of the southernmost boundary of
the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) with respect to the Alxa Block or Alxa-North China …

Early Paleozoic subduction processes of the Paleo-Asian Ocean: Insights from geochronology and geochemistry of Paleozoic plutons in the Alxa Terrane

Q Liu, G Zhao, M Sun, Y Han, PR Eizenhöfer, W Hou… - Lithos, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Alxa Terrane is situated in a key area between the North China and Tarim
cratons. Paleozoic magmatic records in this terrane place important constraints on the …