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 Qinling Orogenic Belt (QOB) is located between the North China and South
China Blocks, and has been considered to have formed by the collision between these …

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 …

This contribution reviews the tectonic structure and evolution of the Qinling orogenic belt,
which extends east–west nearly 2500 km across Central China and is a giant orogenic belt …

Lithospheric subduction prior to the assembly of the South China and North China blocks is
traditionally considered to be directed northward. However, some critical geological and …

Understanding the relationship between mineral occurrences and host granitic rocks can be
controversial. The Zaozigou Au-Sb deposit (118 t Au, 0.12 Mt Sb), hosted in …

The geologic framework of the Qinling orogen was built up through interplay of three blocks,
the North China block (including the North Qinling), the South Qinling, and the South China …

The Qinling orogen was formed by the joining of the North and South China blocks, but the
timing of their integration has been debated for more than a decade. The controversies …

Detailed global plate motion models that provide a continuous description of plate
boundaries through time are an effective tool for exploring processes both at and below the …

The Neoproterozoic assembly and break-up of Rodinia have not only caused
reconfiguration of the global tectonic architecture of oceans and continents, but also led to …