Multiple Tethyan ocean basins and orogenic belts in Asia

I Metcalfe - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Four Tethyan ocean basins are recognised in Asia, the Proto-Tethys (Late Proterozoic-
Silurian), Palaeo-Tethys (Middle Devonian-Late Triassic), Meso-Tethys (Middle Permian …

Cenozoic evolution of the Qaidam basin and implications for the growth of the northern Tibetan plateau: A review

F Cheng, M Jolivet, Z Guo, L Wang, C Zhang, X Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As the largest depression in the Tibetan plateau, the Qaidam basin preserves over 10 km
thick of Cenozoic sediments. Those sediments represent a unique archive of the evolution of …

[HTML][HTML] 祁连造山带断裂构造体系, 深部结构与构造演化

陈宣华, 邵兆刚, 熊小松, 高锐, 刘雪军, 王财富, 李冰… - 中国地质, 2019 - cgsjournals.com
祁连造山带处在特提斯构造域的北缘, 经历了早古生代原特提斯洋发育以来的构造演化,
是青藏高原东北缘高原隆升与扩展的关键构造带. 本文依据区域地质调查与构造地质填图 …

The tectonic evolution of the East Kunlun Orogen, northern Tibetan Plateau: A critical review with an integrated geodynamic model

M Yu, JM Dick, C Feng, B Li, H Wang - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Kunlun Orogen is an integral component of the northern Qinghai-Tibet
plateau. Here we synthesize the geologic, geochemical, geochronological and …

Late Mesozoic–Cenozoic cooling history of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and its foreland derived from low-temperature thermochronology

C Wu, AV Zuza, J Li, PJ Haproff, A Yin, X Chen… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The growth history and formation mechanisms of the Cenozoic Tibetan Plateau are the
subject of an intense debate with important implications for understanding the kinematics …

Proterozoic–phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Qilian shan and Eastern kunlun range, northern Tibet

C Wu, J Li, AV Zuza, PJ Haproff, X Chen… - GSA …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Proterozoic–Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan, Qaidam Basin,
and Eastern Kunlun Range was key to the construction of the Asian continent, and …

Devonian to Triassic tectonic evolution and basin transition in the East Kunlun–Qaidam area, northern Tibetan Plateau: Constraints from stratigraphy and detrital …

J Sun, Y Dong, L Ma, S Chen, W Jiang - GSA Bulletin, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The late Paleozoic to Triassic was an important interval for the East Kunlun–
Qaidam area, northern Tibet, as it witnessed prolonged subduction of the South Kunlun …

[HTML][HTML] An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt

MB Allen, S Song, C Wang, R Zeng, T Wen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction and closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans were important
events in the assembly of Eurasia, and created the Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) …

Multi-stage crustal melting from Late Permian back-arc extension through Middle Triassic continental collision to Late Triassic post-collisional extension in the East …

X Zhao, J Wei, L Fu, JM Huizenga, M Santosh, J Chen… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Kunlun Orogen is an important part of the East Tethys region and has
received significant attention with regards to the evolution of the Tethys Ocean. This …

Growth of early Paleozoic continental crust linked to the Proto-Tethys subduction and continental collision in the East Kunlun Orogen, northern Tibetan Plateau

L Fu, L Bagas, J Wei, Y Chen, J Chen, X Zhao… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The East Kunlun Orogen (EKO) in the northern Tibetan Plateau records two
continental collisional orogenic events and magmatism in early Paleozoic and early …