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 …

Final amalgamation of the Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage in the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Constraints on the closure of the Paleo-Asian …

Y Han, G Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tianshan and Junggar orogenic collage occupies the southwestern part of the
Central Asian Orogenic Belt and was assembled by collision/accretion of several continental …

Granitic record of the assembly of the Asian continent

T Wang, Y Tong, H Huang, H Zhang, L Guo, Z Li… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian continent consists of many continental blocks that assembled during the
Phanerozoic, accompanied by widespread granitoids. By compiling a series of digital maps …

[HTML][HTML] Early Paleozoic tectonics of Asia: Towards a full-plate model

M Domeier - Geoscience Frontiers, 2018 - Elsevier
Asia is key to a richer understanding of many important lithospheric processes such as
crustal growth, continental evolution and orogenesis. But to properly decipher the secrets …

Closure of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean in the Middle‐Late Triassic (Ladinian‐Carnian): Evidence from provenance analysis of retroarc sediments

D Song, W Xiao, BF Windley, Q Mao… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A major current debate in Asian tectonics concerns the time of closure of the Paleo‐Asian
Ocean (PAO) and the collision between the Central Asian arcs and the Tarim and North …

[HTML][HTML] 阿拉善地块性质和归属的再认识

张建新, 宫江华 - 岩石学报, 2018 - html.rhhz.net
阿拉善地块被认为是一个前寒武纪微陆块, 其归属和演化历史长期存在争议.
一部分学者认为其为华北克拉通的组成部分, 是华北克拉通的西延; 一部分学者认为与扬子或 …

Phanerozoic granitoids in the central and eastern parts of Central Asia and their tectonic significance

T Wang, Y Tong, L Zhang, S Li, H Huang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
The widespread occurrence of voluminous granitoids is a typical characteristic of the Central
Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in the central and eastern parts of Central Asia. The granitoids …

Timing of the final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean in the Alxa Terrane: Constraints from geochronology and geochemistry of Late Carboniferous to Permian gabbros …

Q Liu, G Zhao, Y Han, PR Eizenhöfer, Y Zhu, W Hou… - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Connecting the North China Craton to the east and the Tarim Craton to the west, the
Alxa Terrane is a key place in investigating the timing of the final closure of the Paleo-Asian …

[HTML][HTML] An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt

MB Allen, S Song, C Wang, R Zeng, T Wen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction and closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans were important
events in the assembly of Eurasia, and created the Central China Orogenic Belt (CCOB) …

Final subduction processes of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean in the Alxa Tectonic Belt (NW China): Constraints from field and chronological data of Permian arc‐related …

D Song, W Xiao, AS Collins, S Glorie, C Han, Y Li - Tectonics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The timing of final subduction and closure of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean (PAO) is controversial.
Located in a key position within the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, the Alxa Tectonic …