Cambrian to Triassic geodynamic evolution of central Qiangtang, Tibet

W Xu, F Liu, Y Dong - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Central Qiangtang is a tectonic mélange between the northern Qiangtang terrane (NQT) and
the southern Qiangtang terrane (SQT), and it preserves a complete Cambrian to Triassic …

Middle-Late Jurassic tectonostratigraphic evolution of Central Asia, implications for the collision of the Karakoram-Lhasa Block with Asia

YT Yang, ZX Guo, YJ Luo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Mesozoic basins in different regions of Central Asia provide important records for
investigating relationships between intraplate deformation in Central Asia and tectonic …

Cretaceous–Cenozoic cooling history of the Qiangtang terrane and implications for Central Tibet formation

W Bi, Y Li, PJJ Kamp, G Xu, J Zhang, Z Han… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Reconstructing the growth process of the Qiangtang terrane in space and time is crucial for
understanding the geological evolution of Central Tibet. However, its growth process and …

The Cretaceous crustal shortening and thickening of the South Qiangtang Terrane and implications for proto-Tibetan Plateau formation

ZB Zhao, PD Bons, C Li, GH Wang, XX Ma, GW Li - Gondwana Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The timing and magnitude of deformation across the central Tibetan Plateau, including the
South Qiangtang Terrane (SQT), are poorly constrained but feature prominently in …

Early cretaceous exhumation of the Qiangtang Terrane during collision with the Lhasa Terrane, Central Tibet

Z Zhao, PD Bons, K Stübner, GH Wang, TA Ehlers - Terra Nova, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The timing of the closure of the Bangong Ocean between the Lhasa and South Qiangtang
Terranes in central Tibet and the resulting crustal thickening are still under debate. We …

Sedimentary Evolution and Provenance of the late Permian‐middle Triassic Raggyorcaka Deposits in North Qiangtang (Tibet, Western China): Evidence for a Forearc …

X Liang, X Sun, G Wang, J Gao, X An - Tectonics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The tectonic origin of the> 500‐km‐long E‐W trending Central Qiangtang metamorphic belt
(CQMB), which separates the North Qiangtang block (NQB) and South Qiangtang block …

Permian foraminifers from the exotic limestone blocks within the central Qiangtang Metamorphic Belt, Tibet and their geological implications

Q Ju, Y Zhang, D Yuan, F Qiao, H Xu, H Zhang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Qiangtang Metamorphic Belt (CQMB) is a subject of long-standing
controversy for decades with respect to its origin and tectonic evolution. In this study, two …

Protolith origin of the Lanling high-pressure metamorphic terrane in central Qiangtang, Tibet, reveals the subduction of the Permian–Triassic ocean island and abyssal …

Y Tian, X Liang, G Wang, Y Tang, S Chen, X Gao… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unraveling the protolith origin of high-pressure and low-temperature (HP-LT) metamorphic
rocks is the key to understanding the tectonic evolution of active continental margins. A …

Subsidence and exhumation of the Mesozoic Qiangtang Basin: Implications for the growth of the Tibetan plateau

J Zhang, HD Sinclair, Y Li, C Wang, C Persano… - Basin …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
The subsidence and exhumation histories of the Qiangtang Basin and their contributions to
the early evolution of the Tibetan plateau are vigorously debated. This paper reconstructs …

Petrogenesis and tectonic setting of the early-middle triassic subduction-related granite in the eastern segment of East Kunlun: evidences from petrology …

ZC Li, XZ Pei, PD Bons, RB Li, L Pei… - International Geology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The subduction process of the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean is still under controversy. We report
zircon U-Pb ages and geochemistry (major and trace elements, and Hf isotopic …