A review of magmatism and deformation history along the NE Asian margin from ca. 95 to 30 Ma: Transition from the Izanagi to Pacific plate subduction in the early …

K Liu, J Zhang, W Xiao, SA Wilde, I Alexandrov - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Previous plate reconstruction in the Paleo-Pacific domain indicates that the Izanagi and
Pacific plates influenced the NE Asian continental margin during the Mesozoic and …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic Andean-type orogenic evolution of the Dunhuang block in NW China: A result of Paleozoic reconfiguration of oceanic subduction systems

J Soldner, K Schulmann, P Štípská, Y Jiang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

A prolonged subduction-accretion in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Insights from anatomy and tectonic affinity for the Beishan complex

R Zheng, J Li, J Zhang, W Xiao - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Diverse P‐T‐t Paths Reveal High‐Grade Metamorphosed Forearc Complexes in NW China

H Wang, W Xiao, BF Windley… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction zones provide important constraints on reconstruction of tectonic configurations
and convergent geodynamics. The timing and evolution of the subduction zones at the …

Diverse subduction and exhumation of tectono-metamorphic slices in the Kalatashitage area, western Paleozoic Dunhuang Orogenic Belt, northwestern China

QWL Zhang, HYC Wang, JH Liu, MY Shi, YC Chen… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Paleozoic Sanweishan arc in the northern Dunhuang region, NW China: The Dunhuang block is a Phanerozoic orogen, not a Precambrian block

M Shi, Q Hou, C Wu, Q Yan, HYC Wang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Dunhuang region is located to the south of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and
connecting the Tarim Craton westerly and North China Craton easterly, respectively. It is an …

The closing of the southern branch of the Paleo-Asian Ocean: Constraints from sedimentary records in the southern Beishan Region of the Central Asian Orogenic …

Y Niu, GR Shi, J Wang, C Liu, J Zhou, J Lu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Carboniferous–Permian strata in the southern Beishan Orogenic Collage
(BOC) have been regarded as deposits formed either in a branch of the Paleo-Asian Ocean …

Juxtaposition of diverse, subduction-related tectonic blocks with contrasting metamorphic features and ages in the Paleoproterozoic Aketashitage orogen, NW China …

QWL Zhang, JH Liu, ZMG Li, MY Shi, YC Chen… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The comprehensive investigation of orogenic-related litho-structural assemblages,
metamorphism, and geochronology in early Precambrian orogens can help us better …

Paleoproterozoic multiple magmatic-metamorphic events in the Dunhuang Block, eastern Tarim Craton: Implications for assembly of the Columbia supercontinent

P Lv, Y Peng, J Zhang, W Xie, X Jiang, X Gao, W Ji… - Precambrian …, 2020 - Elsevier
The evolution of the Dunhuang Block associated with the assembly of the Columbia
supercontinent is poorly constrained. The geochemical composition and temporal evolution …

Juxtaposition of different-grade metamorphic rocks in an ancient orogen: Evidence from the Chengde Complex of the Trans-North China Orogen, North China Craton

HCG Zhang, G Zhao, C Wang, N Xu, J Yao - Bulletin, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Juxtaposition of different-grade metamorphic slices is a typical feature of Phanerozoic
orogens but is relatively scarce in Precambrian orogens. Here, we focus on the Chengde …