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 …

A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic

AS Merdith, AS Collins, SE Williams, S Pisarevsky… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …

The assembly of Rodinia: The correlation of early Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) high-grade metamorphism and continental arc formation in the southern Beishan …

K Zong, R Klemd, Y Yuan, Z He, J Guo, X Shi, Y Liu… - Precambrian …, 2017 - Elsevier
An early extensive Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) continental magmatic arc system covering
hundreds of kilometers has been reported to occur in the South Beishan Orogenic Belt …

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 …

Nature and assembly of microcontinental blocks within the Paleo-Asian Ocean

JB Zhou, SA Wilde, GC Zhao, J Han - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The microcontinental blocks in the CAOB include the combined NE China blocks
(comprising the Erguna, Xing'an, Songliao and Jimusi-Khanka blocks) in the eastern …

No excessive crustal growth in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Further evidence from field relationships and isotopic data

A Kroener, V Kovach, D Alexeiev, KL Wang, J Wong… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
We provide new field observations and isotopic data for key areas of the Central Asian
Orogenic Belt (CAOB), reiterating our previous assessment that no excessive crustal growth …

The origin and crustal evolution of microcontinents in the Beishan orogen of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt

ZY He, R Klemd, LL Yan, ZM Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Microcontinents with Precambrian basement have played an important role in the
accretionary and amalgamation history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) …

[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 …

Early Neoproterozoic magmatic imprints in the Altun-Qilian-Kunlun region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Response to the assembly and breakup of Rodinia …

Y Peng, S Yu, S Li, J Zhang, Y Liu, Y Li… - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Altun-Qilian-Kunlun Mountain (AQK), located on the northeastern margin of the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, experienced multiple Neoproterozoic magmatic and metamorphic …

The Jiamusi Block: A hinge of the tectonic transition from the Paleo-Asian Ocean to the Paleo-Pacific Ocean regimes

GY Li, JB Zhou, L Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The time frame and detailed tectonic processes during the transition from the Paleo-Asian
Ocean to the Paleo-Pacific Ocean regimes have long been controversial. The Jiamusi Block …