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 …

Early Paleozoic polyphase metamorphism in northern Tibet, China

J Zhang, S Yu, CG Mattinson - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Altun–Qilian–Kunlun orogenic system in the northern Tibetan Plateau is
considered as the northernmost orogenic collage of the proto-Tethyan domain. Early …

Pre-Cenozoic geologic history of the central and northern Tibetan Plateau and the role of Wilson cycles in constructing the Tethyan orogenic system

C Wu, A Yin, AV Zuza, J Zhang, W Liu… - Lithosphere, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In order to better constrain the evolution of the Tethyan orogenic system, we conducted an
integrated investigation involving U-Pb dating of igneous and detrital zircon, geochemical …

Multistage anatexis during tectonic evolution from oceanic subduction to continental collision: A review of the North Qaidam UHP Belt, NW China

S Yu, S Li, J Zhang, Y Peng, I Somerville, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Qaidam ultra-high pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt in the northern
Tibetan Plateau is considered as a typical Alpine-type UHP metamorphic belt due to the …

Early Paleoproterozoic (2.45–2.20 Ga) magmatic activity during the period of global magmatic shutdown: Implications for the crustal evolution of the southern North …

C Diwu, Y Sun, Y Zhao, S Lai - Precambrian Research, 2014 - Elsevier
A global database of zircon ages from both granitoids and detrital sediments shows an
exceptional and robust age gap between 2.45 and 2.20 Ga. The early Paleoproterozoic …

Tectonics of the Eastern Kunlun Range: Cenozoic reactivation of a Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic orogen

C Wu, AV Zuza, X Chen, L Ding, DA Levy, C Liu… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Eastern Kunlun Range in north Tibet, located along the northern margin of the
eastern Tethyan orogenic system, records evidence for continental break‐up and ocean …

Paleoproterozoic crustal evolution of the Tarim Craton: constrained by zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopes of meta-igneous rocks from Korla and Dunhuang

ZY He, ZM Zhang, KQ Zong, X Dong - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tarim Craton is one of three large cratons in China. Presently, there is only
scant information concerning its crustal evolutionary history because most of the existing …

Proterozoic–phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Qilian shan and Eastern kunlun range, northern Tibet

C Wu, J Li, AV Zuza, PJ Haproff, X Chen… - GSA …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Proterozoic–Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan, Qaidam Basin,
and Eastern Kunlun Range was key to the construction of the Asian continent, and …

Balkatach hypothesis: A new model for the evolution of the Pacific, Tethyan, and Paleo-Asian oceanic domains

AV Zuza, A Yin - Geosphere, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Phanerozoic history of the Paleo-Asian, Tethyan, and Pacific oceanic domains is
important for unraveling the tectonic evolution of the Eurasian and Laurentian continents …

[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) …