Late Paleozoic to early Triassic multiple roll-back and oroclinal bending of the Mongolia collage in Central Asia

W Xiao, BF Windley, C Han, W Liu, B Wan, J Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The architecture and mechanics of an orogen can be understood in terms of a system of
collages that are characterized by a complex assemblage of multiple components, but the …

Final amalgamation of the Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage in the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Constraints on the closure of the Paleo-Asian …

Y Han, G Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage occupies the southwestern part of the
Central Asian Orogenic Belt and was assembled by collision/accretion of several continental …

Reassessment of continental growth during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

A Kröner, V Kovach, E Belousova, E Hegner… - Gondwana …, 2014 - Elsevier
We argue that the production of mantle-derived or juvenile continental crust during the
accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) has been grossly …

Tectonic framework and evolution of the Tarim Block in NW China

CL Zhang, HB Zou, HK Li, HY Wang - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Tarim Block is characterized by a double layer structure consisting of a Precambrian
basement and Neoproterozoic to Cambrian cover series. It experienced different stages of …

The Early Permian Tarim Large Igneous Province: main characteristics and a plume incubation model

YG Xu, X Wei, ZY Luo, HQ Liu, J Cao - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Permian magmatism in Tarim, NW China comprises diamondiferous
kimberlites, lamprophyres, flood basalts, Fe–Ti oxide ore-bearing layered mafic–ultramafic …

Spatio-temporal distribution and tectonic settings of the major iron deposits in China: An overview

Z Zhang, T Hou, M Santosh, H Li, J Li, Z Zhang… - Ore Geology …, 2014 - Elsevier
China has a rich reserve of iron ores and hosts most of the major types of iron deposits
recognized worldwide. However, among these, the banded iron formation (BIF), skarn …

[PDF][PDF] Plume-lithosphere interaction in the generation of the Tarim large igneous province, NW China: Geochronological and geochemical constraints

X Wei, Y Xu, Y Feng, J Zhao - American Journal of Science, 2014 - ajsonline.org
The magmatism in the early Permian Tarim large igneous province (TLIP) in NW China is
represented by basaltic lava flows in Keping and ultramafic-mafic-felsic intrusions and mafic …

Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and Hf isotope data from Central Tianshan suggesting a link with the Tarim Block: implications on Proterozoic supercontinent …

X Ma, L Shu, M Santosh, J Li - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The Central Tianshan, which is proposed to be part of the Tarim Block during Precambrian
time, holds a pivotal role in the evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. In this study we …

Balkatach hypothesis: A new model for the evolution of the Pacific, Tethyan, and Paleo-Asian oceanic domains

AV Zuza, A Yin - Geosphere, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Phanerozoic history of the Paleo-Asian, Tethyan, and Pacific oceanic domains is
important for unraveling the tectonic evolution of the Eurasian and Laurentian continents …

Precambrian tectonic evolution of Central Tianshan, NW China: constraints from U–Pb dating and in situ Hf isotopic analysis of detrital zircons

X Ma, L Shu, BM Jahn, W Zhu, M Faure - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The Tarim Block is an important geologic unit in the reconstruction of the tectonic evolution
of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and the Precambrian Columbia and Rodinia …