Neoproterozoic plate tectonic process and Phanerozoic geodynamic evolution of the South China Block

L Shu, J Yao, B Wang, M Faure, J Charvet… - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Block is situated in the Eastern Asian margin. Since the
Neoproterozoic, its tectonic evolution was constrained by successive consumption-closure …

Jiangnan orogen, South China: a~ 970–820 Ma Rodinia margin accretionary belt

J Yao, PA Cawood, L Shu, G Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Neoproterozoic Jiangnan Orogen in South China records a succession of arc-
trench-basin assemblages culminating in accretion of the bounding Yangtze and Cathaysia …

Precambrian geology of China

G Zhao, PA Cawood - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
China contains three major Precambrian blocks, the North China, South China and Tarim
cratons, separated and sutured by Phanerozoic orogenic belts. The North China Craton …

Tectonic evolution of a composite collision orogen: an overview on the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in central China

YB Wu, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

Neoproterozoic magmatism in the western and northern margins of the Yangtze Block (South China) controlled by slab subduction and subduction-transform-edge …

JH Zhao, QW Li, H Liu, W Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Craton consists of the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks that were
welded together along the Jiangnan Fold Belt in the Neoproterozoic. The Neoproterozoic …

Introduction to tectonics of China

YF Zheng, WJ **ao, G Zhao - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The continental crust of China is a mosaic of cratonic blocks and orogenic belts, containing
small cratons and terranes with various tectonic settings. They have diverse origins and …

Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia

PA Cawood, W Wang, T Zhao, Y Xu, JA Mulder… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contrasting models for internal and external locations of South China within the Nuna and
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …

Formation and evolution of Precambrian continental lithosphere in South China

SB Zhang, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
An overview is presented for the formation and evolution of Precambrian continental
lithosphere in South China. This is primarily based on an integrated study of zircon U–Pb …

3.45 Ga granitic gneisses from the Yangtze Craton, South China: implications for Early Archean crustal growth

JL Guo, S Gao, YB Wu, M Li, K Chen, ZC Hu… - Precambrian …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Zircon U–Pb–Lu–Hf–O isotopic compositions of two granitic gneisses from the
Kongling Terrain in the Yangtze Craton, South China were determined by SIMS, LA-ICP-MS …

Geochemistry and zircon U–Pb geochronology of Paleoproterozoic arc related granitoid in the Northwestern Yangtze Block and its geological implications

Y Wu, S Gao, H Zhang, J Zheng, X Liu, H Wang… - Precambrian …, 2012 - Elsevier
The early history of the Yangtze Block has not been well constrained yet, due to the scarce
outcrops of Archean to Paleoproterozoic rocks. In this study, we report an integrated study of …