Geochronology of the Phanerozoic granitoids in northeastern China

FY Wu, DY Sun, WC Ge, YB Zhang, ML Grant… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2011 - Elsevier
Northeast (NE) China is characterized by immense volumes of granitic rocks, exposed over
an area of∼ 200,000 km2. Although the precise geochronological framework was not clear …

A review of the Paleozoic tectonics in the eastern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Y Liu, W Li, Z Feng, Q Wen, F Neubauer, C Liang - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is the largest accretionary orogen in the
world, which is responsible for considerable Phanerozoic juvenile crustal growth. The NE …

Accretion leading to collision and the Permian Solonker suture, Inner Mongolia, China: Termination of the central Asian orogenic belt

W **ao, BF Windley, J Hao, M Zhai - Tectonics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The Solonker suture records the termination of the central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB).
However, tectonic development of the Solonker suture is poorly understood. We report new …

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 …

Paleozoic multiple accretionary and collisional tectonics of the Chinese Tianshan orogenic collage

W **ao, BF Windley, MB Allen, C Han - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Subduction-related accretion in the Junggar–Balkash and South Tianshan Oceans (Paleo-
Asian Ocean), mainly in the Paleozoic, gave rise to the present 2400km-long Tianshan …

Nature and significance of the Early Cretaceous giant igneous event in eastern China

FY Wu, JQ Lin, SA Wilde, JH Yang - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Mesozoic igneous rocks are widespread throughout eastern China, but precise
geochronological constraints were previously lacking. Thirty-two samples, including dolerite …

Spatial–temporal relationships of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in NE China: Constraints on tectonic overprinting and transformations between multiple tectonic regimes

WL Xu, FP Pei, F Wang, E Meng, WQ Ji… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb ages and geochemical data are presented for the
Mesozoic volcanic rocks in northeast China, with the aim of determining the tectonic settings …

A review of the western part of the Altaids: a key to understanding the architecture of accretionary orogens

W **ao, B Huang, C Han, S Sun, J Li - Gondwana Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The Altaids is one of the largest accretionary collages in the world, and the tectonic styles of
the accretionary processes have been interpreted in several ways, including as an …

End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental …

WJ **ao, BF Windley, BC Huang, CM Han… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The Altaids is one of the largest accretionary orogenic collages in the world with the highest
rate of Phanerozoic continental growth and significant metallogenic importance. It is widely …

The Central Asian Orogenic Belt and growth of the continental crust in the Phanerozoic

B Jahn - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2004 - lyellcollection.org
Asia is the world's largest composite continent, comprising numerous old cratonic blocks
and young mobile belts. During the Phanerozoic it was enlarged by successive accretion of …