Late Paleozoic to early Triassic multiple roll-back and oroclinal bending of the Mongolia collage in Central Asia

W **ao, BF Windley, C Han, W Liu, B Wan, J Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The architecture and mechanics of an orogen can be understood in terms of a system of
collages that are characterized by a complex assemblage of multiple components, but the …

Granitic record of the assembly of the Asian continent

T Wang, Y Tong, H Huang, H Zhang, L Guo, Z Li… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian continent consists of many continental blocks that assembled during the
Phanerozoic, accompanied by widespread granitoids. By compiling a series of digital maps …

[PDF][PDF] Rollback, scissor-like closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and formation of an orocline: Magmatic migration based on a large archive of age data

T Wang, Y Tong, W **ao, L Guo… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Tracing the closure of oceans with irregular margins and the formation of an orocline are
crucial for understanding plate reconstruction and continental assembly. The eastern …

Rejuvenation of ancient micro-continents during accretionary orogenesis: Insights from the Yili Block and adjacent regions of the SW Central Asian Orogenic Belt

H Huang, T Wang, Y Tong, Q Qin, X Ma, J Yin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Natural observations of subduction initiation: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

G Yang, Y Li, L Tong, Z Wang, G Si, P Lindagato… - Geosystems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Paleozoic collisional belt of the South Tien Shan: A review

YS Biske, DL Konopelko, R Seltmann - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The South Tien Shan was formed by the late Paleozoic (Hercynian) collision
between the Precambrian continents of Karakum and Tarim in the south and the early …

Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt along the Siberian margin from Neoproterozoic-Early Paleozoic accretion to Devonian trench retreat and a comparison …

P Li, M Sun, C Shu, C Yuan, Y Jiang, L Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), the largest accretionary orogen on Earth,
has received considerable attention in the last 25 years. Various models have been …

Final assembly of the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt as constrained by the evolution of the South Tianshan Orogen: Links with Gondwana and Pangea

XS Wang, R Klemd, J Gao, T Jiang… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The South Tianshan Orogen marks the final assembly of the southwestern Central
Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) and the Karakum–Tarim cratons. Here we present an …

An Early Cambrian plume-induced subduction initiation event within the Junggar Ocean: Insights from ophiolitic mélanges, arc magmatism, and metamorphic rocks

G Yang, Y Li, L Tong, Z Wang, G Si - Gondwana Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest accretionary orogens
in the world. The mechanism of continental growth and tectonic evolution of the CAOB …

Structural and kinematic evolution of strike-slip shear zones around and in the Central Tianshan: Insights for eastward tectonic wedging in the southwest Central Asian …

Z He, B Wang, X Ni, J De Grave, S Scaillet… - Journal of Structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to better understand the late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the southwestern
Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), we carried out structural and geochronological studies …