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 …

Geological reconstructions of the East Asian blocks: From the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Pangea

G Zhao, Y Wang, B Huang, Y Dong, S Li, G Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pangea is the youngest supercontinent in Earth's history and its main body formed by
assembly of Gondwana and Laurasia about 300–250 Ma ago. As supported by voluminous …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …