The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (c. 1000–250 Ma) formed by accretion of island arcs, ophiolites, oceanic islands, seamounts, accretionary wedges, oceanic plateaux and …
As the chronicle of plate motions through time, paleogeography is fundamental to our understanding of plate tectonics and its role in shaping the geology of the present-day. To …
Variations in continental volcanic arc emissions have the potential to control atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and climate change on multimillion-year time scales. Here we …
There is a broad consensus that the Solonker Suture Zone marks the final closure of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean, which led to the formation of the eastern segment of the Central Asian …
The Altaids is one of the largest accretionary orogenic collages in the world with the highest rate of Phanerozoic continental growth and significant metallogenic importance. It is widely …
B Xu, J Charvet, Y Chen, P Zhao, G Shi - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Based mainly on field geological observation and geochronologic data, six tectonic units have been recognized in western Inner Mongolia (China), including, from south to north …
P Jian, D Liu, A Kröner, BF Windley, Y Shi, W Zhang… - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
The identification of a fossil arc–trench system from the ophiolite-decorated Solonker suture zone in the southernmost Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) enables us to constrain the …
WJ Xiao, QG Mao, BF Windley, CM Han… - American Journal of …, 2010 - ajsonline.org
The Beishan orogenic collage is located in the southernmost part of the Altaids, and connects the Southern Tien Shan suture to the west with the Solonker suture to the east. The …