The closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) is crucial for understanding the late Paleozoic–
early Mesozoic paleogeography of Proto-Asia and the tectonic configuration of NE Pangea …

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 …

Microcontinents with Precambrian basement have played an important role in the
accretionary and amalgamation history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) …

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 …

The Beishan orogen is part of the Neo-proterozoic to early Mesozoic Central Asian Orogenic
System in central Asia that exposes ophiolitic complexes, passive-margin strata, arc …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) was generated through multiple collisional
and accretionary events in the Paleo-Asian Ocean, a major global ocean that existed from …

The timing of final subduction and closure of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean (PAO) is controversial.
Located in a key position within the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, the Alxa Tectonic …

Abstract The Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) has been regarded as a long-lived ocean from
Neoproterozoic to early Mesozoic, and its subduction and closure built the Central Asian …

The Beishan complex, located along the Liuyuan suture in the southern Beishan, separates
the Dunhuang terrane from the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The ages and origins …

The orogen is a significant window for studying the history and architecture of Earth; its
architecture involves many significant issues. Currently, research on the architecture of …