Despite numerous studies of metamorphic and magmatic rocks from the Dunhuang block, its
protracted Cambrian to Permian geodynamic evolution as well as its role in the final …

The Beishan complex, located along the Liuyuan suture in the southern Beishan, separates
the Dunhuang terrane from the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The ages and origins …

Subduction zones provide important constraints on reconstruction of tectonic configurations
and convergent geodynamics. The timing and evolution of the subduction zones at the …

Origins of early Paleozoic metabasites (granulites and amphibolites) and their host
metasedimentary rocks in the Dunhuang block, NW China, are addressed by new …

Basin evolution along the northeastern Tibetan Plateau related to the Altyn Tagh Fault (ATF)
has significant implications for deciphering the formation of the Tibetan Plateau. However …

Neoproterozoic igneous rocks are widely distributed in the Dunhuang-Alxa Block, northwest
China, and record geodynamic processes caused by the assembly and breakup of Rodinia …

High-pressure mafic granulite and garnet amphibolite are identified as small-scale tectonic
slices within pelitic or semi-pelitic gneiss in the Kalatashitage area, which is located in the …

Abstract The Central Qilian terrane (CQT) of the northern Tibetan Plateau played a key role
in the tectonic evolution of the Proto‐Tethyan Ocean in the Tethysides, but its formation and …

The formation and evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) were closely
associated with the opening and closure of the so-called “Paleo-Asian Ocean”(PAO). The …

U-Pb dating of metamorphic zircon is commonly used to determine the timing of high-grade
metamorphism, but linking zircon U-Pb ages to metamorphic PT paths can be challenging …