Aspects of the Tectonic Evolution of ChinaJ. Malpas This volume provides accounts of up-to-date research by Chinese and international geological teams on key aspects of the tectonic evolution of China and its surrounding areas. The papers describe the formation of the geological terranes that make up this part of east Asia, place constraints on plate tectonic models for their assembly and provide accounts of unique geological feature of the subcontinent. |
Contents
MALPAS J Preface | 1 |
ZHAO G SUN M WILDE S A Guo J Late Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic | 27 |
Precambrian tectonic evolution of the North China Craton | 57 |
Palaezoic | 73 |
BUCKMAN S AITCHISON J C Tectonic evolution of Palaeozoic terranes in West | 101 |
SUN M YANG J ZHOU H ZHOU M F Nbdeleted continental | 131 |
J N CHAN L S SEWELL R J CAMPBELL S D G DAVIS D W | 145 |
WANG Q CONG B UHP rocks and the Dabieshan Orogenic Belt | 177 |
Common terms and phrases
active Archaean Asia associated basalts basement basin belt Block Cenozoic Central CHEN China Sea Chinese collision Complex composition contain continental Cretaceous crust crustal Dabie dating deformation deposits Early Earth East eastern eclogite et al evidence evolution extension fault Formation formed Fuping Geological Geological Society Geophysical gneisses grains granites granitoids Group Hengshan implications indicate interpreted intrusions isotopic Journal Junggar Late lithosphere lower magmatic major mantle margin mélange melting Mesozoic metamorphic Middle minerals Miocene mountain nature North northern occur oceanic ophiolite origin Orogenic Belt Philippine plate Precambrian present Qinling Range region represent Research rift rocks samples Science sedimentary sediments seismicity sequence shear similar South China southern structure subduction suggest Table Taiwan tectonic tectonic evolution terrane thrust Tibet unit upper volcanic WANG West western Wilde Wutai Yangtze Zamboanga ZHANG Zhao zircon zone