Temporal and spatial variations of Mesozoic magmatism and deformation in the North China Craton: Implications for lithospheric thinning and decratonization

SH Zhang, Y Zhao, GA Davis, H Ye, F Wu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Mesozoic (Triassic–Cretaceous) magmatic rocks and structural deformation are
widely distributed in the North China Craton (NCC) and are crucial to understanding the …

Reconstruction of northeast Asian deformation integrated with western Pacific plate subduction since 200 Ma

S Liu, M Gurnis, P Ma, B Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The configuration and kinematics of continental deformation and its marginal plate tectonics
on the Earth's surface are intrinsic manifestations of plate-mantle coupling. The complex …

Late Mesozoic intracontinental deformation and magmatism in North and NE China in response to multi-plate convergence in NE Asia: An overview and new view

Y Zhang, E Qiu, S Dong, J Li, W Shi - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
We review in this paper the major late Mesozoic contractional deformation in North and NE
China and establish the tempo-spatial distribution pattern of Jurassic-Cretaceous …

Walled sedimentary basins of China

AR Carroll, SA Graham, ME Smith - Basin Research, 2010 - earthdoc.org
Central Asia contains numerous closed geomorphic basins that are surrounded by active
mountain ranges, but exhibit little internal deformation. These areas commonly coincide with …

Out‐of‐sequence thrusting in polycyclic thrust belts: An example from the Mesozoic Yanshan belt, North China Craton

C Li, C Zhang, TD Cope, Y Lin - Tectonics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The EW trending Yanshan belt, an intraplate fold‐thrust belt located in the northern North
China Craton that has experienced several episodes of deformation widely separated in …

Early Mesozoic tectonic settings of the northern North China craton

QR Meng, HH Wei, GL Wu, L Duan - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper aims to reconstruct early Mesozoic tectonic settings of the northern North China
craton based on investigations of Triassic–Middle Jurassic successions and age …

Seismic-based sediment provenance analysis in continental lacustrine rift basins: An example from the Bohai Bay Basin, China

H Zhu, X Yang, K Liu, X Zhou - AAPG Bulletin, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
By using recently acquired three-dimensional seismic data, a seismic-based sediment
provenance analysis was conducted in the late Paleogene sequence of the western slope of …

Sedimentary characteristics and tectonic setting of sublacustrine fans in a half-graben rift depression, Beibuwan Basin, South China Sea

E Liu, H Wang, Y Li, W Zhou, ND Leonard, Z Lin… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2014 - Elsevier
Drilling has shown that there is a large petroleum reserve in the Liushagang Formation of
the Fushan Depression, South China Sea from reservoirs of the sublacustrine fans. To …

Provenance identification and sedimentary analysis of the beach and bar systems in the Palaeogene of the Enping Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea

Q Liu, H Zhu, Y Shu, X Zhu, X Yang, L Chen… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2016 - Elsevier
During deposition in the Palaeogene, the Pearl River Mouth Basin (Enping Sag) was filled
by sediments derived from northern and southern source regions. The northern sources are …

New geochronology of the Lower Cretaceous in the Luanping Basin, northern Hebei: Age constraints on the development of early Jehol Biota

Z Yu, Z Qin, D Xi, C Deng, H He, Z Zhou - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Valanginian and Hauterivian stages of the Early Cretaceous are an important
time interval for the co-evolution of key vertebrate taxa and flowering angiosperm, as well as …