Central China orogenic belt and amalgamation of East Asian continents

Y Dong, S Sun, M Santosh, J Zhao, J Sun, D He… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) comprises, from the east to the west, the
Tongbai-Dabie, Qinling, Qilian and Kunlun Orogens, and preserves abundant and important …

Formation and evolution of Archean continental crust: A thermodynamic–geochemical perspective of granitoids from the Tarim Craton, NW China

R Ge, SA Wilde, W Zhu, T Zhou, Y Si - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
When and how continental crust formed and evolved to its current state is a fundamental
question regarding crust–mantle evolution and geodynamic regimes on the early Earth …

How did the peripheral subduction drive the Rodinia breakup: Constraints from the Neoproterozoic tectonic process in the northern Tarim Craton

R Ren, SW Guan, SC Zhang, L Wu, HY Zhang - Precambrian Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The peripheral or exterior subduction is known to drive the breakup of Rodinia; however, the
geodynamic driving mechanism remains controversial, which may result from the slab …

[HTML][HTML] 华北, 华南, 塔里木三大陆块中-新元古代岩浆岩的特征及其地质对比意义

耿元生, 旷红伟, 杜利林, 柳永清 - 岩石学报, 2020 - html.rhhz.net
我国三个主要的古老陆块(华北, 华南和塔里木陆块) 都发育中-新元古代岩浆岩.
根据大量的同位素年代学资料, 华北陆块中-新元古代岩浆事件可以分为7 个阶段, 其中1.78 Ga …

Revised stratigraphic framework for the lower Anti-Atlas supergroup based on U–Pb geochronology of magmatic and detrital zircons (Zenaga and Bou Azzer-El …

AA Lahna, N Youbi, CCG Tassinari, MAS Basei… - Journal of African Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
U–Pb geochronology of magmatic and detrital zircons (Zenaga and Bou Azzer-El Graara
inliers, Anti-Atlas Belt, Morocco) and a reassessment of the published constraints suggest a …

Meso-Neoproterozoic tectonic-thermal events in the Qaidam Block, NW China and their geological significance: Constraints from drill cores geochronology and …

H Wang, D Chen, Y Ren, X Zhu, Y Tang, B Bai - Precambrian Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As a micro-continent lying at the junction of the North China, Yangtze, and Tarim Cratons in
northwest China, the composition and tectonic-thermal history of the Qaidam Block not only …

Diverse metavolcanic sequences in the Cambrian accretionary complex at the Pamir Syntax: Implications for tectonic evolution from Proto-Tethys to Paleo-Tethys

XQ Liu, CL Zhang, H Zou, XT Ye - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pamir Plateau contains critical information on the tectonic evolution from the
Proto-to Paleo-Tethys. In this contribution, we report geochronology, geochemistry and Sr …

Geographic proximity of Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks during the late Neoproterozoic demonstrated by detrital zircon evidence

F Song, ZJ Niu, YY He, TJ Algeo, WQ Yang - Palaeogeography …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The late Neoproterozoic (~ 720–541 Ma) tectonic evolution of South China may
have included the development of a paleo-ocean basin (the South China Ocean Basin …

Zircons from the Tarim basement provide insights into its positions in Columbia and Rodinia supercontinents

P Wang, G Zhao, Q Liu, Y Han, J Yao, J Li - Precambrian Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The positions of the Tarim Craton in two Precambrian supercontinents Columbia and
Rodinia still remain unknown or controversial, as the craton is largely covered by desert in …

Cryogenian–Cambrian tectono-sedimentary evolution, paleoclimate and environment effects, and formation of petroleum resources in the Tarim Block

Z Zhang, G Zhu, W Chen, L Wu, R Ren, C Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution, magmatic activities, and sedimentary sequences are
fundamental in understanding the transition from the dispersing of Rodinian continents to …