An integrated mineral system model for the gold deposits of the giant Jiaodong province, eastern China

J Deng, LQ Yang, DI Groves, L Zhang, KF Qiu… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The giant Jiaodong gold province, with more than 5000 t of proven gold resources, is unique
in that its Mesozoic gold deposits are hosted in a Precambrian basement block. There has …

Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic terrane assembly and Wilson cycle in the North China Craton: an overview from the central segment of the Trans-North China Orogen

L Tang, M Santosh - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The North China Craton (NCC) is one of the important Precambrian nuclei of the
globe as well as an integral component of the Paleoproterozoic supercontinent Columba …

Rhyacian intermittent large igneous provinces sustained Great Oxidation Event: evidence from North China craton

P Peng, X Liu, L Feng, X Zhou, H Kuang, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
To better understand the sustaining mechanism of the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), strata
and igneous suites especially large igneous provinces (LIPs) during the GOE's late stage …

Earth's one‐of‐a‐kind fault: The Tanlu fault

P Peng, RN Mitchell, Y Chen - Terra Nova, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale strike‐slip faulting commonly occurs in active tectonic margins, but rarely, if
ever, do large faults cut deep into ancient continental nuclei known as cratons. With thick …

Alpine-style tectonic nappe stacking in an Archean suture zone: Quantitative structural profile places constraints on orogenic architecture

Y Zhong, TM Kusky, L Wang, C Wang, Y Peng… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report the structural geometry and stacking sequence of an Archean Alpine-style sub-
horizontal fold/thrust nappe pile in the Precambrian basement of the Zanhuang massif …

Genesis of Archean to Paleoproterozoic banded iron formations in the North China Craton: Geological and paleoenvironmental implications

K Jiang, J Wang, T Kusky, A Polat, B Huang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The source characteristics and depositional environments of banded iron formations (BIFs)
can provide key information on the chemical composition, redox environment, and tectonic …

Passive margins in accreting Archaean archipelagos signal continental stability promoting early atmospheric oxygen rise

Y Peng, T Kusky, L Wang, Z Luan, C Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Significant changes in tectonic style and climate occurred from the late Archaean to early
Proterozoic when continental growth and emergence provided opportunities for …

Tectonic switch from a lithospheric rift to an active continental margin in the Paleoproterozoic: Evidence from low δ18O granites from the Trans-North China Orogen in …

X Wang, WB Zhu, YF Zheng, RF Ge - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Tectonic switch from rift zones to subduction zones is common along convergent plate
boundaries. While this process is susceptible to retrieving from Phanerozoic rock records …

Dating the Gaofan and Hutuo Groups–Targets to investigate the paleoproterozoic great oxidation event in North China

P Peng, L Feng, F Sun, S Yang, X Su, Z Zhang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
There are several sedimentary units in North China that are proposed to be associated with
the Paleoproterozoic Great Oxidation Event (GOE) and/or subsequent events; however, few …

Middle Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen, North China Craton: Constraint from the intermediate-acid magmatism in the Lüliang …

J Zhao, C Zhang, X Liu, J Gan - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
The excellent middle-Paleoproterozoic tectono-thermal activities from the Lüliang Complex
can provide pivotal constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen …