Late Paleozoic to early Triassic multiple roll-back and oroclinal bending of the Mongolia collage in Central Asia
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 …
collages that are characterized by a complex assemblage of multiple components, but the …
[HTML][HTML] Insights into the tectonic evolution of the North China Craton through comparative tectonic analysis: A record of outward growth of Precambrian continents
Archean cratons have map patterns and rock associations that are diagnostic of the Wilson
Cycle. The North China Craton (NCC) consists of several distinctly different tectonic units …
Cycle. The North China Craton (NCC) consists of several distinctly different tectonic units …
Tectonic evolution of the Sevier and Laramide belts within the North American Cordillera orogenic system
The thin-skin Sevier and thick-skin Laramide belts of the North American Cordillera provide
a long-term record of the interrelations between evolving styles of mountain building and …
a long-term record of the interrelations between evolving styles of mountain building and …
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 …
Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …
Diamonds sampled by plumes from the core–mantle boundary
Diamonds are formed under high pressure more than 150 kilometres deep in the Earth's
mantle and are brought to the surface mainly by volcanic rocks called kimberlites. Several …
mantle and are brought to the surface mainly by volcanic rocks called kimberlites. Several …
Hyperpycnal rivers and prodeltaic shelves in the Cretaceous seaway of North America
JP Bhattacharya… - Journal of …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Despite the historical assumption that the bulk of marine “shelf” mud is deposited by gradual
fallout from suspension in quiet water, recent studies of modern muddy shelves and their …
fallout from suspension in quiet water, recent studies of modern muddy shelves and their …
The building blocks of continental crust: evidence for a major change in the tectonic setting of continental growth at the end of the Archean
Oceanic arcs are commonly cited as primary building blocks of continents, yet modern
oceanic arcs are mostly subducted. Also, lithosphere buoyancy considerations show that …
oceanic arcs are mostly subducted. Also, lithosphere buoyancy considerations show that …
An Andean-type retro-arc foreland system beneath northwest South China revealed by SINOPROBE profiling
Abstract In the Mesozoic, South China was situated along the convergent margin between
the Asian and Pacific plates, providing an excellent laboratory to understand the interactions …
the Asian and Pacific plates, providing an excellent laboratory to understand the interactions …
Growth of continental crust in intra-oceanic and continental-margin arc systems: Analogs for Archean systems
Earth's continental crust has grown and been recycled throughout geologic history along
convergent plate margins. The main locus of continental crustal growth is in intra-oceanic …
convergent plate margins. The main locus of continental crustal growth is in intra-oceanic …