Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic
Recent progress in plate tectonic reconstructions has seen models move beyond the
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
Central China orogenic belt and amalgamation of East Asian continents
Abstract The Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) comprises, from the east to the west, the
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …
Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea
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 …
assembly of Gondwana and Laurasia about 300–250 Ma ago. As supported by voluminous …
Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia
As a complex paleo-ocean located between the Tarim-North China and the
Sibumasu/Baoshan blocks, the Proto-Tethys Ocean was opened from the rifting of the …
Sibumasu/Baoshan blocks, the Proto-Tethys Ocean was opened from the rifting of the …
Subduction and accretionary tectonics of the East Kunlun orogen, western segment of the Central China Orogenic System
Y Dong, D He, S Sun, X Liu, X Zhou, F Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kunlun Orogen is generally divided into the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt (E-KOB)
and the West Kunlun Orogenic Belt (W-KOB) by the Altyn Tagh fault. The E-KOB forms part …
and the West Kunlun Orogenic Belt (W-KOB) by the Altyn Tagh fault. The E-KOB forms part …
The formation of Pangea
GM Stampfli, C Hochard, C Vérard, C Wilhem - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The making of Pangea is the result of large-scale amalgamation of continents and micro-
continents, which started at the end of the Neoproterozoic with the formation of Gondwana …
continents, which started at the end of the Neoproterozoic with the formation of Gondwana …
The subduction plate interface: Rock record and mechanical coupling (from long to short timescales)
Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …
Tectonics of the north Qilian orogen, NW China
The Qilian Orogen at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is a type suture zone that
recorded a complete history from continental breakup to ocean basin evolution, and to the …
recorded a complete history from continental breakup to ocean basin evolution, and to the …
Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt …
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …
Geology and metallogeny of tungsten and tin deposits in China
Tungsten and Sn deposits in China are widely distributed in the South China block (ie,
Yangtze craton-Cathaysian block), Himalaya, Tibetan, Sanjiang, Kunlun, Qilian, Qinling …
Yangtze craton-Cathaysian block), Himalaya, Tibetan, Sanjiang, Kunlun, Qilian, Qinling …