Developing plate tectonics theory from oceanic subduction zones to collisional orogens
YF Zheng, YX Chen, LQ Dai, ZF Zhao - Science China Earth Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Crustal subduction and continental collision is the core of plate tectonics theory.
Understanding the formation and evolution of continental collision orogens is a key to …
Understanding the formation and evolution of continental collision orogens is a key to …
Early Mesozoic magmatism and tectonic evolution of the Qinling Orogen: Implications for oblique continental collision
Abstract The Qinling Orogenic Belt in Central China is formed by an oblique continental
collision between the North China and South China Blocks. In this review, we summarize the …
collision between the North China and South China Blocks. In this review, we summarize the …
Continental versus oceanic subduction zones
YF Zheng, YX Chen - National Science Review, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Subduction zones are tectonic expressions of convergent plate margins, where crustal rocks
descend into and interact with the overlying mantle wedge. They are the geodynamic system …
descend into and interact with the overlying mantle wedge. They are the geodynamic system …
Ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt: compositional inheritance and metamorphic modification
Abstract The Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in east-central China contains one of the largest
ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic terranes in the world. The UHP eclogites are …
ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic terranes in the world. The UHP eclogites are …
The joining of North and South China during the Permian: Coherent metamorphic evidence from East Asia orogenesis
L Zhao, H Tang, RN Mitchell, QL Li, XW Zhou… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The joining of the North and South China blocks marks the formation of the united East
Asian continent, which is an integral part of Pangea. The amalgamation of these two …
Asian continent, which is an integral part of Pangea. The amalgamation of these two …
Tectonic evolution of the Tongbai-Hong'an orogen in central China: From oceanic subduction/accretion to continent-continent collision
Abstract The Tongbai-Hong'an orogen is located in a key tectonic position linking the Qinling
orogen to the west and the Dabie-Sulu orogen to the east. Because the orogen preserves a …
orogen to the west and the Dabie-Sulu orogen to the east. Because the orogen preserves a …
An accreted micro-continent in the north of the Dabie Orogen, East China: Evidence from detrital zircon dating
G Zhu, Y Wang, W Wang, S Zhang, C Liu, C Gu, Y Li - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Continent–continent collision between the North China Block (NCB) and South China Block
(SCB) took place along the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie orogens during the Triassic. A …
(SCB) took place along the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie orogens during the Triassic. A …
The tectonic transition from oceanic subduction to continental subduction: Zirconological constraints from two types of eclogites in the North Qaidam orogen, northern …
In the plate tectonics theory, continental subduction is pulled by subduction of dense
oceanic crust. In practice, however, it is not easy to demonstrate that preceding oceanic crust …
oceanic crust. In practice, however, it is not easy to demonstrate that preceding oceanic crust …
Tourmaline boron isotopes trace metasomatism by serpentinite-derived fluid in continental subduction zone
JW Xiong, YX Chen, HZ Ma, HP Schertl… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Subduction of low-density continental crust to subarc depths is generally associated with
preceding subduction of the oceanic slab. However, the original oceanic signature is often …
preceding subduction of the oceanic slab. However, the original oceanic signature is often …