Guowei Zhang

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present new distribution maps of the Early Paleozoic ophiolites and associated volcanics in the Shangdan suture zone and the Middle Devonian-Middle Triassic Ophiolitic melange in the Mianlue suture zones, as well as the maps of granitoid and metamorphic belts displaying various ages.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented an overview of key geological observations in the South China Block with respect to its Phanerozoic tectonics, and proposed a geodynamic model for the Mesozoic evolution of the SCB, which is characterized by strong thrusting/transpression, anatexic granitic magmatism, high-grade metamorphism and the poor involvement of the juvenile mantle derived rocks.

TL;DR: The geologic framework of the Qinling orogen was built up through interplay of three blocks, the North China block (including the North Qinling), the South Qinling, and the South China block, separated by the Shangdan and Mianlue sutures as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the Shangdan suture and the newly discovered Mianlue suture within the Qinling orogen were identified as the trace along which the North and South China blocks collided.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors carried out geological and paleomagnetic investigations on East Asian blocks and associated orogenic belts, supported by a NSFC Major Program entitled “Reconstructions of East Asian Blocks in Pangea”.