The Central Asian Orogenic Belt records the accretion and convergence of three collage
systems that were finally rotated into two major oroclines. The Mongolia collage system was …

The architecture of accretionary orogens is a key to understand continental growth. Here we
present an overview of the orogenic components and their amalgamation in the western …

Abstract The Mesozoic Western Pacific subduction system significantly impacted the North
China and South China blocks along the East Asian continental margin and influenced the …

Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) has been thinned from> 200 km to< 100 km in its
eastern part. The ancient subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) has been replaced by …

The geotectonic framework and the evolutionary history of the Japanese Islands need
revision in accordance with the various geophysical/geological evidence gathered by new …

The eastern North China Craton (NCC) west of the Pacific Ocean has a long history of rifting
from Early Cretaceous to the end of Paleogene when the craton experienced destruction …

We present a new model to explain one of the biggest tectonic problems of Earth Sciences
today, namely, how and why did the Archean sub-continental lithospheric mantle under the …

Recent studies on seismic imaging of the Northwest Pacific and East Asian region are
reviewed. High-resolution tomographic images reveal significant lateral heterogeneities in …

Abstract Concept-based orogenic gold exploration requires a scale-integrated approach
using a robust mineral system model. Most genetic hypotheses for orogenic gold deposits …

The Jiaojia type gold deposits in the Jiaodong Peninsula of the North China Craton
represent an emerging major gold reserve, and constitute one of the two important types of …