Four phases of Orosirian metamorphism in the north North China Craton (NNCC): Insights into the regional tectonic framework and evolution

C Wei, M Zhai, B Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The early Precambrian tectonic framework and evolution of the North China Craton (NCC)
remain diversely contentious. This paper presents an overview mainly of the progresses in …

Characterising early Precambrian collisional orogens: A metamorphic perspective from the Lüliang Complex and the Trans-North China Orogen

C Lu, J Qian, C Yin, J Zhang, P Gao, M Guo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Trans-North China Orogen (TNCO) is a typical Paleoproterozoic continental
collisional orogen, which witnessed the amalgamation of the Eastern and Western blocks to …

A comparison of observed and thermodynamically predicted phase equilibria and mineral compositions in mafic granulites

JB Forshaw, DJ Waters, DRM Pattison… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recently published activity–composition (a–x) relations for minerals in upper amphibolite‐
and granulite facies intermediate and basic rocks have expanded our ability to interpret the …

Ultrahigh-temperature mafic granulite in the Huai'an Complex, North China Craton: Evidence from phase equilibria modelling and amphibole thermometers

Y Liao, C Wei - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Huai'an Complex in the north-western Trans-North China Orogen, North China
Craton is recognized to have undergone high-pressure metamorphism with controversial …

Texturally controlled U–Th–Pb monazite geochronology reveals Paleoproterozoic UHT metamorphic evolution in the Khondalite belt, North China craton

S Jiao, ICW Fitzsimons, JW Zi, NJ Evans… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Sapphirine-bearing UHT granulites from the Dongpo locality in the Khondalite Belt of the
North China Craton have been comprehensively characterized in terms of petrology, mineral …

Metamorphic evolution of high-pressure and ultrahigh-temperature granulites from the Alxa Block, North China Craton: Implications for the collision and exhumation of …

L Zou, JH Guo, LF Zhang… - Geological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
High-pressure (HP) and ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) granulites with a high geothermal
gradient (greater than 500° C/GPa) are prominent features of Paleoproterozoic orogenic …

Wet or dry? The difficulty of identifying the presence of water during crustal melting

M Schwindinger, RF Weinberg… - Journal of Metamorphic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Partial melting of continental crust and evolution of granitic magmas are inseparably linked
to the availability of H2O. In the absence of a free aqueous fluid, melting takes place at …

Geochemistry, geochronology and metamorphism of high-pressure mafic granulites in the Huai'an Complex, North China Craton: Implications for the tectonic evolution …

J Zhang, H Wang, J Guo, L Zou, H Tian, Y Ren… - Precambrian …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Paleoproterozoic was a critical tectonic transition stage for the North China Craton
(NCC), with several collisional orogenic belts identified. However, the tectonic boundaries …

Paleoproterozoic ultrahigh‐temperature mafic granulites with a high‐pressure prograde path from the Alxa Block: Implications on the tectonic evolution of the …

L Zou, JH Guo, LF Zhang, GY Huang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultrahigh‐temperature (UHT) granulites, a prominent feature of Paleoproterozoic
orogenic belts, preserve a record of geodynamic processes during the Precambrian …

A unique Paleoproterozoic HP–UHT metamorphic event recorded by the Bengbu mafic granulites in the southwestern Jiao–Liao–Ji Belt, North China Craton

J Cai, F Liu, C Liu - Gondwana Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Wuhe Complex in the Bengbu area of the Jiao–Liao–Ji Belt, southeast North
China Craton, contains garnet-bearing mafic granulites that have undergone high-pressure …