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 …

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 …

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 …

Phanerozoic tectonics of the South China Block: Key observations and controversies

Y Wang, W Fan, G Zhang, Y Zhang - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Phanerozoic tectonic regimes of the South China Block (SCB) hold a key to
understanding of its geodynamic evolution with respect to formation of numerous mineral …

Neoproterozoic magmatism in the western and northern margins of the Yangtze Block (South China) controlled by slab subduction and subduction-transform-edge …

JH Zhao, QW Li, H Liu, W Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Craton consists of the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks that were
welded together along the Jiangnan Fold Belt in the Neoproterozoic. The Neoproterozoic …

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 …

Cross Orogenic Belts in Central China: Implications for the tectonic and paleogeographic evolution of the East Asian continental collage

Y Dong, S Sun, M Santosh, B Hui, J Sun, F Zhang… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

[PDF][PDF] Age and growth of the Archean Kongling terrain, South China, with emphasis on 3.3 Ga granitoid gneisses

S Gao, J Yang, L Zhou, M Li, Z Hu, J Guo… - American Journal of …, 2011 - ajsonline.org
The North China craton and the Yangtze craton (South China) both contain Archean rocks in
eastern China. Unlike the North China craton, where Archean rocks are widespread, in the …

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 …

Tectonic framework and evolution of the Tarim Block in NW China

CL Zhang, HB Zou, HK Li, HY Wang - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Tarim Block is characterized by a double layer structure consisting of a Precambrian
basement and Neoproterozoic to Cambrian cover series. It experienced different stages of …