Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt …

S Song, Y Niu, L Su, C Zhang, L Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …

Metamorphic chemical geodynamics in continental subduction zones

YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …

Tectonics of the north Qilian orogen, NW China

S Song, Y Niu, L Su, X Xia - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Qilian Orogen at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau is a type suture zone that
recorded a complete history from continental breakup to ocean basin evolution, and to the …

The dynamic evolution of the Palaeozoic geography of eastern Asia

LRM Cocks, TH Torsvik - Earth-Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
New palaeogeographical reconstructions are presented for eleven time intervals through the
Palaeozoic of the eastern Asia region from the Middle Cambrian at 510Ma to the end of the …

Triassic eclogites from central Qiangtang, northern Tibet, China: petrology, geochronology and metamorphic P–T path

QG Zhai, RY Zhang, BM Jahn, C Li, SG Song, J Wang - Lithos, 2011 - Elsevier
High-pressure (HP)/low-temperature (LT) metamorphic rocks, such as eclogite and
blueschist, are generally regarded as an indicator of subduction-zone metamorphism …

Tracing the 850-Ma continental flood basalts from a piece of subducted continental crust in the North Qaidam UHPM belt, NW China

S Song, L Su, X Li, G Zhang, Y Niu, L Zhang - Precambrian Research, 2010 - Elsevier
A Paleozoic ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt extends along the northern
margin of the Qaidam Basin, North Tibetan Plateau. Eclogites in the Yuka eclogite terrane …

[HTML][HTML] An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt

MB Allen, S Song, C Wang, R Zeng, T Wen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction and closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans were important
events in the assembly of Eurasia, and created the Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) …

Geochemistry of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments in the northern Qaidam basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau: implications for provenance and weathering

X Jian, P Guan, W Zhang, F Feng - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Whole-rock geochemical data of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments in the northern
Qaidam basin were used to reconstruct the provenance and chemical weathering history …

Elasticity of single-crystal olivine at high pressures and temperatures

Z Mao, D Fan, JF Lin, J Yang, SN Tkachev… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Elasticity of single-crystal San Carlos olivine has been derived from sound velocity and
density measurements at simultaneous high pressure–temperature conditions up to 20 GPa …

Felsic veins within UHP eclogite at Xitieshan in North Qaidam, NW China: Partial melting during exhumation

DL Chen, L Liu, Y Sun, WD Sun, XH Zhu, XM Liu… - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
Felsic veins within the Xitieshan UHP eclogite in North Qaidam, NW China vary from 1cm or
less to several decimetres in width, exhibiting coarse granular in texture and heterogeneous …