Characterising early Precambrian collisional orogens: A metamorphic perspective from the Lüliang Complex and the Trans-North China Orogen

C Lu, J Qian, C Yin, J Zhang, P Gao, M Guo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Trans-North China Orogen (TNCO) is a typical Paleoproterozoic continental
collisional orogen, which witnessed the amalgamation of the Eastern and Western blocks to …

Zoning of eclogitic garnet cores–a key pattern demonstrating the dominance of tectonic erosion as part of the burial process of worldwide occurring eclogites

HJ Massonne, B Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Eclogites are witnesses of geodynamic processes that are commonly related to subduction
of oceanic crust. Information on the part of these processes that refers to the burial of this …

Ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt: compositional inheritance and metamorphic modification

YF Zheng, ZF Zhao, RX Chen - Geological Society, London …, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in east-central China contains one of the largest
ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic terranes in the world. The UHP eclogites are …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme metamorphism and metamorphic facies series at convergent plate boundaries: Implications for supercontinent dynamics

YF Zheng, RX Chen - Geosphere, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Crustal metamorphism under extreme pressure-temperature conditions produces
characteristic ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) and ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) mineral …

High‐pressure granulite facies overprinting during the exhumation of eclogites in the Bangong‐Nujiang Suture Zone, central Tibet: Link to flat‐slab subduction

XZ Zhang, Q Wang, YS Dong, C Zhang, QY Li… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The geometric transformation of a descending plate, such as from steep to flat subduction in
response to a change from normal to overthickened oceanic crust during subduction, is a …

Locating Lhasa terrane in the Rodinia and Gondwana supercontinents: A key piece of the reconstruction puzzle

XZ Zhang, Q Wang, W Dan, D Wyman - Bulletin, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The debate over global continental reorganization from Rodinia to Gondwana likely stems
from some key Neoproterozoic units being overlooked in previous reconstructions. Here we …

Tectonic erosion and deep subduction in Central Tibet: Evidence from the discovery of retrograde eclogites in the Amdo microcontinent

Y Peng, S Yu, S Li, Y Liu, M Santosh… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Amdo microcontinent which separates the Qiangtang terrane to the north and the Lhasa
terrane to the south is a key terrane for reconstructing the tectonic evolution of Central Tibet …

UHP metamorphism, decompression anatexis and retrogression of garnet-bearing metagranite and granitic gneiss from the Dabie orogen during continental collision

CW Zhang, Y Yang, YC Liu, C Groppo, F Rolfo - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Metamorphosed granitic rocks are commonly volumetrically dominant in continental
collisional terranes, which are crucial targets for resolving the metamorphic evolution of …

Two generations of crustal anatexis in association with two-stage exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie orogen

QX Xia, M Yu, EL Zhu, RX Chen, WC Li, YF Zheng… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt was originally generated by collisional thickening of
the South China Block with the North China Block and subsequent exhumation of ultrahigh …

UHP eclogite from western Dabie records evidence of polycyclic burial during continental subduction

B Xia, Y Shang, X Lu, Y Wu - American Mineralogist, 2023 - degruyter.com
Understanding the behavior of continental crust during subduction is important for
investigating dynamic processes at convergent plate margins. Although simulations have …