Late triassic to middle Jurassic tectonic evolution of the South China block: geodynamic transition from the paleo-tethys to the paleo-pacific regimes

X Xu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Multi-plate convergence around a nuclear block and the geodynamic transition occurred
generally after the onset of plate tectonics. Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic geodynamics of …

[HTML][HTML] Petrogenesis and REE mineralogical characteristics of Shitou** granites in southern Jiangxi Province: Implication for HREE mineralization in South China

MX Cao, XG Wang, DF Zhang, YW Zhang, LX Gong… - Ore Geology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The enrichment of heavy rare earth elements (HREE) in the granitic host-rocks is crucial for
generating ion-adsorption HREE deposits in South China. The Shitou** pluton, located in …

[HTML][HTML] Offshore-onshore tectonomagmatic correlations: Towards a Late Mesozoic non-Andean-type Cathaysian continental margin

C Xu, Y Deng, CG Barnes, H Shi, C Pascal, Y Li… - Earth-Science …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Although much evidence points to a Late Mesozoic large silicic igneous province in SE
South China (SESC), diverse Andean-type and non-Andean-type models have been …

Continental fragments in the South China Block: Constraints from crustal radial anisotropy

T Li, M Jiang, L Zhao, Y Chu, W Yao… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The lithospheric architecture of the South China Block (SCB) is crucial to understanding the
formation and evolution of this distinctive and highly reworked continental lithosphere with …

Barium isotope evidence for the generation of peralkaline granites from a fluid-metasomatized crustal source

DS Jiang, S Erdmann, GX Deng, HH Guo, F Wu, XS Xu… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The origin of peralkaline granitic rocks with higher concentrations of alkali than Al 2 O 3 (with
molar (Na+ K)/Al> 1.0) is still debated. The debate focuses on whether they result from …

Rare earth element enrichment in the ion-adsorption deposits associated granites at Mesozoic extensional tectonic setting in South China

X Zhao, NB Li, JM Huizenga, S Yan, YY Yang… - Ore Geology …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption type rare earth element mineralization occurs in weathered profile of three
Mesozoic granites in the Bachi area, Guangdong Province, South China. In this study, we …

Diachronous slab-driven Early Cretaceous crustal extension and pulsed magmatic response in southeastern China: insight from A-type granite and related rocks

JY Chen, JH Yang, JH Zhang, JF Sun - Gondwana Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Mesozoic magmatic belt in southeastern (SE) China, stretching over 1300
km, resulted from southwestward subduction of the paleo-Pacific plate. Our study focuses on …

[HTML][HTML] Magmatic–hydrothermal stage recorded by mica zonation and Nb–Ta–W–Sn mineralization: New insight into the genesis of highly evolved Songshugang Nb …

ZY Zhu, RC Wang, JK Li, ZY Chen, DH Wang… - Ore Geology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The role of magmatic and hydrothermal processes in niobium-tantalum mineralization is still
controversial and has been limited by a lack of mineralogical records in the evolving …

Two-stage rollbacks of the paleo-Pacific plate beneath the Cathaysia block during Cretaceous: Insights from A-type granites and volcanic rocks

HW Peng, HR Fan, P Jiang, HL Hu, TG Lan - Gondwana Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Cretaceous A-type rocks in the Cathaysia
block remain controversial. We address this issue by the inland early Cretaceous (137–136 …

Reconstruction of the topographic evolution of the Nanling Range in South China and its implications for the East Asian Monsoon evolution

R Ding, K Zhang, K Min, H Zou - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The East Asian monsoon is the largest periodic airflow on Earth and significantly
affects the climate of East Asia. However, considerable controversy exists about the onset …