A tale of amalgamation of three Permo-Triassic collage systems in Central Asia: Oroclines, sutures, and terminal accretion

W Xiao, BF Windley, S Sun, J Li… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Central Asian Orogenic Belt records the accretion and convergence of three collage
systems that were finally rotated into two major oroclines. The Mongolia collage system was …

The western Central Asian Orogenic Belt: a window to accretionary orogenesis and continental growth

W Xiao, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The architecture of accretionary orogens is a key to understand continental growth. Here we
present an overview of the orogenic components and their amalgamation in the western …

[HTML][HTML] Plate tectonics in the late Paleozoic

M Domeier, TH Torsvik - Geoscience Frontiers, 2014 - Elsevier
As the chronicle of plate motions through time, paleogeography is fundamental to our
understanding of plate tectonics and its role in shaping the geology of the present-day. To …

Magmatism and hydrocarbon accumulation in sedimentary basins: A review

C Zhang, D Liu, Q Liu, S Jiang, X Wang, Y Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The circulation of magma is typically accompanied by the transfer of materials and thermal
energy that can significantly alter the compositions and properties of sedimentary rocks …

Rejuvenation of ancient micro-continents during accretionary orogenesis: Insights from the Yili Block and adjacent regions of the SW Central Asian Orogenic Belt

H Huang, T Wang, Y Tong, Q Qin, X Ma, J Yin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), whether substantial juvenile additions
associated with accretionary orogenesis are preserved is still a pending issue. The Yili Block …

[HTML][HTML] 准噶尔—天山—北山蛇绿岩: 对中亚造山带西南缘洋陆格局演化的制约

高俊, 江拓, 王信水李继磊, 翟庆国, 胡培远, 钱青 - 地质科学, 2022 - dzkx.org
准噶尔, 天山和北山52 个蛇绿岩的地质特征, 地球化学性质和同位素年代学资料系统集成研究
表明它们可以分为14 条蛇绿(混杂) 岩带. 绝大多数蛇绿岩呈“岩块+ 基质” 的混杂岩型式沿重要 …

Large-scale porphyry-type mineralization in the Central Asian metallogenic domain: A review

J Gao, R Klemd, M Zhu, X Wang, J Li, B Wan… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
A series of porphyry-type Cu-(Mo)-(Au) deposits including some giant world-class deposits
such as Kounrad, Aktogai, Kal'makyr, Oyu Tolgoi and Chalukou occur in the Central Asian …

OIB-type rocks within West Junggar ophiolitic mélanges: Evidence for the accretion of seamounts

G Yang, Y Li, W Xiao, L Tong - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB, also known as the Altaid Tectonic
Collage), one of the largest and long-lived accretionary orogens in the world, developed …

[HTML][HTML] How many sutures in the southern Central Asian orogenic belt: Insights from east Xinjiang–west Gansu (NW China)?

W Xiao, C Han, W Liu, B Wan, J Zhang, S Ao… - Geoscience …, 2014 - Elsevier
How ophiolitic mélanges can be defined as sutures is controversial with regard to
accretionary orogenesis and continental growth. The Chinese Altay, East Junggar …

Early Neoproterozoic crustal evolution in northern Yili Block: insights from migmatite, orthogneiss and leucogranite of the Wenquan metamorphic complex in the NW …

B Wang, H Liu, L Shu, B Jahn, S Chung, Y Zhai… - Precambrian …, 2014 - Elsevier
The northern part of the Yili Block, located in the northwest of the Chinese Tianshan, extends
westward to joint with the Aktau-Junggar domain in Kazakhstan, and is one of the major …