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 …

The formation of Pangea

GM Stampfli, C Hochard, C Vérard, C Wilhem - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The making of Pangea is the result of large-scale amalgamation of continents and micro-
continents, which started at the end of the Neoproterozoic with the formation of Gondwana …

Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: The example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt …

S Song, Y Niu, L Su, C Zhang, L Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau records a complete history of the evolution of a continental orogen from …

Metamorphic chemical geodynamics in continental subduction zones

YF Zheng - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Chemical geodynamics is an integrated discipline that studies the geochemical structure
and tectonic evolution of geospheres with the aim of linking tectonic processes to …

Tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan: An early Paleozoic orogen reactivated in the Cenozoic

AV Zuza, C Wu, RC Reith, A Yin, J Li… - GSA …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Qilian Shan, located along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, has
experienced multiple episodes of tectonic deformation, including Neoproterozoic continental …

Tectono-thermal evolution of the Qilian orogenic system: Tracing the subduction, accretion and closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean

S Yu, Y Peng, J Zhang, S Li, M Santosh, Y Li, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Qilian orogenic system in the northern Tibetan Plateau records the complete tectonic
cycle from opening of Proto-Tethys Ocean, initial subduction, to continental subduction and …

Titanite petrochronology

MJ Kohn - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Titanite (CaTiSiO5) is a common mineral in calc-silicates, metamorphosed igneous rocks,
and calc-alkaline plutons. The mineral was first named by Martin Klaproth in 1795 for its high …

Pre-Cenozoic geologic history of the central and northern Tibetan Plateau and the role of Wilson cycles in constructing the Tethyan orogenic system

C Wu, A Yin, AV Zuza, J Zhang, W Liu… - Lithosphere, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In order to better constrain the evolution of the Tethyan orogenic system, we conducted an
integrated investigation involving U-Pb dating of igneous and detrital zircon, geochemical …

Grenville-age orogenesis in the Qaidam-Qilian block: The link between South China and Tarim

S Song, L Su, X Li, Y Niu, L Zhang - Precambrian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The link between the South China and Tarim blocks is a key issue in defining the tectonic
framework of China. We report here that rocks from the Paleozoic (Caledonian) ultrahigh …

Multistage anatexis during tectonic evolution from oceanic subduction to continental collision: A review of the North Qaidam UHP Belt, NW China

S Yu, S Li, J Zhang, Y Peng, I Somerville, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau is considered as a typical Alpine-type UHP metamorphic belt due to the …