Central China orogenic belt and amalgamation of East Asian continents
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 …
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
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 …
assembly of Gondwana and Laurasia about 300–250 Ma ago. As supported by voluminous …
Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia
S Li, S Zhao, X Liu, H Cao, S Yu, X Li, I Somerville… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
As a complex paleo-ocean located between the Tarim-North China and the
Sibumasu/Baoshan blocks, the Proto-Tethys Ocean was opened from the rifting of the …
Sibumasu/Baoshan blocks, the Proto-Tethys Ocean was opened from the rifting of the …
Reconstructing South China in phanerozoic and precambrian supercontinents
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 …
directly linked to Earth's Phanerozoic and Precambrian record of supercontinent assembly …
Tectonic architecture and multiple orogeny of the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China
Abstract The Qinling Orogenic Belt (QOB) is located between the North China and South
China Blocks, and has been considered to have formed by the collision between these …
China Blocks, and has been considered to have formed by the collision between these …
Jiangnan orogen, South China: a~ 970–820 Ma Rodinia margin accretionary belt
Abstract The Neoproterozoic Jiangnan Orogen in South China records a succession of arc-
trench-basin assemblages culminating in accretion of the bounding Yangtze and Cathaysia …
trench-basin assemblages culminating in accretion of the bounding Yangtze and Cathaysia …
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 …
cratons, separated and sutured by Phanerozoic orogenic belts. The North China Craton …
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 …
welded together along the Jiangnan Fold Belt in the Neoproterozoic. The Neoproterozoic …
Locating South China in Rodinia and Gondwana: A fragment of greater India lithosphere?
PA Cawood, Y Wang, Y Xu, G Zhao - Geology, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
From the formation of Rodinia at the end of the Mesoproterozoic to the commencement of
Pangea breakup at the end of the Paleozoic, the South China craton first formed and then …
Pangea breakup at the end of the Paleozoic, the South China craton first formed and then …
Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia
Contrasting models for internal and external locations of South China within the Nuna and
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …