Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea

G Zhao, Y Wang, B Huang, Y Dong, S Li, G Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pangea is the youngest supercontinent in Earth's history and its main body formed by
assembly of Gondwana and Laurasia about 300–250 Ma ago. As supported by voluminous …

Closure of the East Paleotethyan Ocean and amalgamation of the Eastern Cimmerian and Southeast Asia continental fragments

Y Wang, X Qian, PA Cawood, H Liu, Q Feng… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Phanerozoic record of Southeast Asia preserves the history of opening and
subsequent consumption of the Paleotethyan Ocean and the assembly of continental …

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 …

Zircon as the best mineral for P–T–time history of UHP metamorphism: a review on mineral inclusions and U–Pb SHRIMP ages of zircons from the Dabie–Sulu UHP …

FL Liu, JG Liou - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Zircon is the best mineral to record the complex evolution history of ultrahigh-pressure
(UHP) metamorphic rocks as mineralogical and geochemical tracers of UHP metamorphism …

Crustal architecture and metallogenesis in the south-eastern North China Craton

J Deng, C Wang, L Bagas, M Santosh, E Yao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The south-eastern part of the North China Craton (NCC), the major historical source of gold
supply to the former Emperors of China, continues to be a potential target for gold …

Zircon isotope evidence for≥ 3.5 Ga continental crust in the Yangtze craton of China

SB Zhang, YF Zheng, YB Wu, ZF Zhao, S Gao… - Precambrian …, 2006 - Elsevier
The presence or absence of Paleoarchean crust in different continents provides an
important basis for a comparison of their growth histories. Since the finding of ca. 3.8 Ga …

Zircon U-Pb age and Hf-O isotope evidence for Paleoproterozoic metamorphic event in South China

SB Zhang, YF Zheng, YB Wu, ZF Zhao, S Gao… - Precambrian …, 2006 - Elsevier
To understand the connection between continental cratonization and global tectonothermal
event is essential for recognizing the formation and evolution of continental crust …

A perspective view on ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism and continental collision in the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt

YF Zheng - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2008 - Springer
The study of continental deep-subduction has been one of the forefront and core subjects to
advance the plate tectonics theory in the twenty-first century. The Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt …

Ultrahigh-pressure minerals and metamorphic terranes–the view from China

JG Liou, WG Ernst, RY Zhang, T Tsujimori… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2009 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphism refers to mineralogical modifications of continental
and oceanic crustal protoliths±associated mafic-ultramafic rocks initially formed or emplaced …

The Dabie–Sulu continental collision zone: a comprehensive review

RY Zhang, JG Liou, WG Ernst - Gondwana Research, 2009 - Elsevier
The Dabie–Sulu Triassic orogen in central-eastern China was created by northward
subduction of the Yangtze cratonal plate beneath the Sino-Korean craton. Eclogites, garnet …