Magmatism within the northern margin of the South China Sea during the post-rift stage: An overview, and new insights into the geodynamics

G Li, L Mei, X Pang, J Zheng, Q Ye, S Hao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Sea, which is located to the southeast of Eurasian continent,
developed as the result of intra-continental rifting and seafloor spreading on the South …

Syn-rift magmatic characteristics and evolution at a sediment-rich margin: Insights from high-resolution seismic data from the South China Sea

C Zhang, Z Sun, G Manatschal, X Pang, N Qiu, M Su… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
The interaction between magmatic and extensional processes related to the formation of
rifted margins has been and still is highly debated. The interpretation of magmatic additions …

Extension modes and breakup processes of the southeast China-Northwest Palawan conjugate rifted margins

M Nirrengarten, G Mohn, NJ Kusznir, F Sapin… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Our understanding of continent-ocean transition structures and magmatism in the absence
of excessive magmatic additions has been guided by the observations and models …

南海北部陆缘结构及构造-岩浆演化

张翠梅, 孙珍, 赵明辉, 庞雄 - 地球科学, 2022 - earth-science.net
南海北部陆缘发育独特的远端带结构, 以“裂谷宽, 基底厚和地貌起伏” 为主要特点,
显著有别于经典贫岩浆型和富岩浆型张裂陆缘. 为了解释陆缘结构的成因, 综合已有研究进展和 …

Geochronological and geochemical characterization of paleo-rivers deposits during rifting of the South China Sea

C Liu, DF Stockli, PD Clift, S Wan, LD Stockli… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract We examined an International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) drilling core from
Site U1501, located on the distal margin of the northern South China Sea (SCS) basin to …

Late Oligocene formation of the Pearl River triggered by the opening of the South China Sea

Z Zhang, JS Daly, Y Tian, C Lei, X Sun… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pearl River is one of the largest rivers entering the South China Sea, yet its
initiation time remains debated, a topic we address using Pb isotopes in detrital K‐feldspar …

The thermal imprint of continental breakup during the formation of the South China Sea

M Nirrengarten, G Mohn, A Schito, S Corrado… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The stretching of continental lithosphere results in asthenospheric upwelling, raising of
isotherms, melting during decompression and eventually seafloor spreading. The thermal …

Discovery of mega‐sheath folds flooring the Liwan subbasin (South China Sea): Implications for the rheology of hyperextended crust

C Zhang, G Manatschal, X Pang, Z Sun… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sheath folds recognized on kilometer scale are rare and only described in salt tectonics in
seismic data. Here, we present mega‐sheath folds spectacularly imaged in a 3‐D seismic …

Clay mineral assemblages of the oceanic red beds in the northern South China Sea and their responses to the Middle Miocene Climate Transition

L He, Z Liu, X Lyu, P Ma - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Middle Miocene Climate Transition (MMCT,∼ 14 Ma) is the largest cooling
event in the Cenozoic “Coolhouse”, which significantly impacts the global chemical …

Characterization and mapping of continental breakup and seafloor spreading initiation: The example of the northern rifted margin of the South China Sea

C Zhang, G Manatschal, B Taylor, Z Sun, M Zhao… - Basin …, 2024 - earthdoc.org
Mapping ocean‐continent transitions (OCTs) separating equivocal continental and oceanic
crusts is fundamental to investigate breakup processes and define the age and location of …