Tectonic Juxtaposition of Two Independent Paleoproterozoic Arcs by Cenozoic Duplexing in the Arun Tectonic Window of the Eastern Nepalese Himalaya by Rui Li, Rui Li, Rui Li, Rui Li, Songjian Ao, Songjian Ao, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Karel Schulmann, Qigui Mao, Qigui Mao, Qigui Mao, Qigui Mao, Dongfang Song, Dongfang Song, Zhou Tan, Zhou Tan, Zhou Tan, Zhou Tan, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Saunak Bhandari

“…The tectonic evolution of the Himalayan orogenic belt before Cenozoic convergence is important to understand its modern structural framework. …”
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Editorial: Paleo-Asian and Tethyan domains: magmatism, tectonics, mineralization, and geodynamics by Xijun Liu, Xijun Liu, Wenjiao Xiao, Songjian Ao, Qigui Mao, Bo Wan

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Early Triassic S-Type Granitoids in the Qinzhou Bay Area, South China: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications by Lei Liu, Wenjiao Xiao, Xijun Liu, Zengxia Zhao, Yabo Wang

“…We inferred the studied Early Triassic granitoids formed under the paleo-Tethys tectonic regime before the collision of South China and Indochina blocks, as the oceanic plate subduction would have created an extensional setting which further caused the mantle-derived upwelling and volcanic eruption.…”
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ZIRCON U-PB AND HF ISOTOPIC STUDY OF THE KAWABULAKE OPHIOLITE EASTERN TIANSHAN: IMPLICATION FOR THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF CAOB by Songjian Ao, Wenjiao Xiao, Qigui Mao, Brian F. Windley

“…New LA- ICPMS zircon U–Pb ages, Hf isotopic values, and whole-rock geochemical data have been presented to: (1) constrain the age of the Kawabulake ophiolite, (2) understand the petrogenesis of the granodiorites and their tectonic setting, and (3) reveal their implications for geodynamics of the Eastern Tianshan belt.…”
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From Middle Neoproterozoic Extension to Paleozoic Accretion and Collision of the Eastern Tiklik Belt (the Western Kunlun Orogen, NW China) by Miao Sang, Wenjiao Xiao, Brian F. Windley, Qigui Mao, Zhiyong Zhang, Hao Wang, He Yang, Songjian Ao, Dongfang Song, Jingmin Gan, Zhixin Zhang, Liang Li

Subjects: “…Tiklik tectonic belt…”
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Mesozoic Thermo-Tectonic Evolution of the Western Altai Orogenic Belt (NW China): Insights from Low-Temperature Thermochronology by Mingxuan Wu, Jiyuan Yin, Zhiyuan He, Wenjiao Xiao, Yannan Wang, Wen Chen, Yamei Wang, Jingbo Sun, Dapeng Li, Yun Meng

“…The Meso-Cenozoic tectonic activities of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) played an important role in controlling the present-day topography of Central Asia. …”
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Early cretaceous multi-stage extension in the North Dabie complex in the eastern central China: insights from structural and geochronological data by Peng Huang, Peng Huang, Peng Huang, Zhen Yan, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Miao Sang, Miao Sang, Miao Sang, Qigui Mao, Qigui Mao, Qigui Mao, Nijiati Abuduxun

Subjects: “…extensional tectonics…”
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Subduction Initiation of the Southern Branch of the Paleo‐Asian Ocean in the Middle Ordovician in the Southern Beishan Orogen by Qigui Mao, Wenjiao Xiao, Songjian Ao, He Yang, Dongfang Song, Zhiyong Zhang, Miao Sang, Hao Wang, Zhou Tan, Rui Li

“…Abstract The subduction initiation and the early‐stage tectonics of the southern Paleo‐Asian Ocean have rarely been discussed. …”
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Final Amalgamation Processes of the Southern Altaids: Insights from the Triassic Houhongquan Ophiolitic Mélange in the Beishan Orogen (NW China) by Qigui Mao, Wenjiao Xiao, Songjian Ao, Dongfang Song, Miao Sang, Zhou Tan, Hao Wang, Rui Li, Meng Wang

“… AbstractThe Permian–Triassic tectonic setting is still controversial in the southern Altaids. …”
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A new ophiolitic mélange containing boninitic blocks in Alxa region: Implications for Permian subduction events in southern CAOB by Rongguo Zheng, Jinyi Li, Wenjiao Xiao, Lijia Wang

“…Issues of late Paleozoic tectonic settings and tectonic unit divisions of the Alxa region still remain controversial. …”
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LATE TRIASSIC OBLIQUE EXTRUSION OF UHP/HP COMPLEXES IN THE ATBASHI ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX OF SOUTH TIANSHAN, KYRGYZSTAN by Wenjiao Xiao, Miao Sang, Apas Bakirov, Rustam Orozbaev

“…The exhumation and tectonic emplacement of eclogites and blueschists take place in forearc accretionary complexes by either forearc- or backarc-directed extrusion, but few examples have been well analysed in detail. …”
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How many sutures in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Insights from East Xinjiang–West Gansu (NW China)? by Wenjiao Xiao, Chunming Han, Wei Liu, Bo Wan, Ji'en Zhang, Songjian Ao, Zhiyong Zhang, Dongfang Song, Zhonghua Tian, Jun Luo

“…Most ophiolitic mélanges in the study area are characterized by ultramafic, mafic and other components, which are juxtaposed, or even emplaced as lenses and knockers in a matrix of some coherent units. The tectonic settings of various components are different, and some adjacent units in the same mélange show contrasting different tectonic settings. …”
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Hot subduction in the southern Paleo-Asian Ocean: Insights from clinopyroxene chemistry and Sr–Nd–Hf–Pb isotopes of Carboniferous volcanics in West Junggar by Yao Xiao, Xijun Liu, Wenjiao Xiao, Xiao–Han Gong, Hao Wu, Yujia Song, Zhiguo Zhang, Pengde Liu

“…The present results, combined with published data, suggest that the Baikouquan volcanic rocks record a transition in tectonic setting from normal cold to anomalous hot subduction of young oceanic lithosphere close to a mid-ocean ridge. …”
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Andean-type orogenic plateau as a trigger for aridification in the arcs of northeast Pangaea by Dongfang Song, Ross N. Mitchell, Wenjiao Xiao, Qigui Mao, Bo Wan, Songjian Ao

“…Here we identify the provenance of Permian–Early Triassic sediments that recorded climate change of North China and estimate palaeoelevation to constrain tectonic-climate interaction during the assembly of northeast Pangaea. …”
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The Wulanmoren Accretionary Complex Unravels Early Devonian to Late Triassic Multiple‐Arc Amalgamation in the Tianshan Orogen (NW China) by Tongyang Zhao, Wenjiao Xiao, Qigui Mao, He Yang, Nijiati Abuduxun, Ping Li

“…Abstract Reconstructing the tectonic architecture of the southern Altaids is of great importance to piece together the continental growth history of the Central Asian continent. …”
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Northward subduction of the South Qilian ocean: Insights from early Paleozoic magmatism in the South-Central Qilian belts by Yilong Li, Wenjiao Xiao, Jianping Zheng, Fraukje M. Brouwer

“…The Qilian orogen consists of the North Qilian belt, the Central Qilian block and the South Qilian belt and is regarded as part of the northern margin of the Proto-Tethys Ocean. The tectonic mechanism responsible for the early Paleozoic magma generation in the Qilian orogen is crucial to understanding the ocean-continent configurations and the closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean. …”
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Early Cambrian forearc ophiolite-hosted VMS-type Cu deposit in the North Qaidam belt, northern Tibetan Plateau by Changlei Fu, Bingzhang Wang, Zhen Yan, Jonathan C. Aitchison, Wenjiao Xiao, Solomon Buckman, Wufu Li

“…The North Qaidam belt is an important polymetallic metallogenic belt in the northwestern region of China. However, the tectonic setting and age of related VMS deposits remain debated. …”
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Post-collisional magmatism associated with the final closure of the Rushan-Pshart Meso-Tethys Ocean in Pamir, Tajikistan: Inference from Cretaceous igneous rocks of the Pshart accr... by Dzhovid Yogibekov, Dzhovid Yogibekov, Dzhovid Yogibekov, Miao Sang, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Yunus Mamadjonov, Yunus Mamadjonov, Chuanming Zhou, He Yang, Qigui Mao, Jovid Aminov, Gufron Khalimov, Gufron Khalimov, Sohibnazar Ashuraliev, Sohibnazar Ashuraliev

“…The Mesozoic magmatic rocks are widespread in Pamir and record the tectonic evolution in different stages. The Rushan–Pshart suture zone represents an ancient ocean between Central and Southern Pamir. …”
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Geochronology and geochemistry of Late Carboniferous dykes in the Aqishan–Yamansu belt, eastern Tianshan: Evidence for a post-collisional slab breakoff by Xiaoping Long, Bin Wu, Min Sun, Chao Yuan, Wenjiao Xiao, Rui Zuo

“…With aim of providing constraints on the Late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), an integrated study was conducted on the geochronological and geochemical data for dioritic, granitic and diabase dykes from the Aqishan–Yamansu belt in the eastern Tianshan, NW China. …”
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P-wave velocity structure and implications for magmatism and metallogenesis in the southern Altaids: Constraint from wide-angle seismic data along the Altai-Eastern Tianshan traver... by Zhiming Bai, Liang Zhao, Wenjiao Xiao, Wenjiao Xiao, Tao Xu, José Badal

“…Together with the Junggar terrain they open an important window to study the Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the CAOB. In this paper, we analyze a 637-km-long wide-angle refraction/reflection seismic profile across the Altai-Eastern Tianshan orogenic belt in the southern Altaids, conducted in September 2018 using 10 large explosive charges fired in drilled holes. …”
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