Abstract The Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) comprises, from the east to the west, the
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …

Abstract The Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage occupies the southwestern part of the
Central Asian Orogenic Belt and was assembled by collision/accretion of several continental …

The circulation of magma is typically accompanied by the transfer of materials and thermal
energy that can significantly alter the compositions and properties of sedimentary rocks …

Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

Zircon SIMS U-Pb dating of the Poshi, Hongshishan, Bijiashan, and Huangshan Ni-Cu-
bearing and **angshan Ni-Cu-Ti-Fe-bearing mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Eastern …

Abstract The Early Permian magmatism in Tarim, NW China comprises diamondiferous
kimberlites, lamprophyres, flood basalts, Fe–Ti oxide ore-bearing layered mafic–ultramafic …

U–Pb age and Hf–O isotope data of zircons from the mafic–ultramafic complexes and their
related rhyolites and granites in the Eastern Tianshan and Beishan regions were obtained …

Abstract The Late Paleozoic (Early Devonian to Middle Permian) was an interval of profound
changes in Earth-surface systems, reflected in dynamic interplay among the biosphere …

China has a rich reserve of iron ores and hosts most of the major types of iron deposits
recognized worldwide. However, among these, the banded iron formation (BIF), skarn …

Zircon U–Pb ages and geochemical data are reported for the Piqiang oxide-bearing
ultramfic–mafic complex, the Bachu mafic dyke swarm, the Yingan and Kaipaizileike basalts …