Reconstructing South China in phanerozoic and precambrian supercontinents

PA Cawood, G Zhao, J Yao, W Wang, Y Xu… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The history of the South China Craton and the constituent Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks are
directly linked to Earth's Phanerozoic and Precambrian record of supercontinent assembly …

Tectonic evolution of a composite collision orogen: an overview on the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in central China

YB Wu, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

Precambrian geology of China

G Zhao, PA Cawood - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
China contains three major Precambrian blocks, the North China, South China and Tarim
cratons, separated and sutured by Phanerozoic orogenic belts. The North China Craton …

Introduction to tectonics of China

YF Zheng, WJ Xiao, G Zhao - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The continental crust of China is a mosaic of cratonic blocks and orogenic belts, containing
small cratons and terranes with various tectonic settings. They have diverse origins and …

Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia

PA Cawood, W Wang, T Zhao, Y Xu, JA Mulder… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contrasting models for internal and external locations of South China within the Nuna and
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …

Formation and evolution of Precambrian continental lithosphere in South China

SB Zhang, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
An overview is presented for the formation and evolution of Precambrian continental
lithosphere in South China. This is primarily based on an integrated study of zircon U–Pb …

Geochemical zonation across a Neoproterozoic orogenic belt: Isotopic evidence from granitoids and metasedimentary rocks of the Jiangnan orogen, China

XL Wang, JC Zhou, WL Griffin, G Zhao, JH Yu… - Precambrian …, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to understand how Late Mesoproterozoic to Early Neoproterozoic orogenic belts
evolved during the assembly and rifting of the supercontinent Rodinia, we have carried out …

3.45 Ga granitic gneisses from the Yangtze Craton, South China: implications for Early Archean crustal growth

JL Guo, S Gao, YB Wu, M Li, K Chen, ZC Hu… - Precambrian …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Zircon U–Pb–Lu–Hf–O isotopic compositions of two granitic gneisses from the
Kongling Terrain in the Yangtze Craton, South China were determined by SIMS, LA-ICP-MS …

Detrital zircon U–Pb age and Hf isotope constrains on the generation and reworking of Precambrian continental crust in the Cathaysia Block, South China: a synthesis

XH Li, ZX Li, WX Li - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Block, consisting of the Yangtze and the Cathaysia blocks, is one
of the largest Precambrian blocks in eastern Asia. However, the early history of the …

Precambrian geology of China: preface

G Zhao, J Guo - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The North China, South China and Tarim cratons compose the tectonic framework of China.
In the last decade, extensive structural, metamorphic, geochemical, geochronological and …