Middle Paleozoic convergent orogenic belts in western Inner Mongolia (China): framework, kinematics, geochronology and implications for tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
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Based mainly on field geological observation and geochronologic data, six tectonic units have been recognized in western Inner Mongolia (China), including, from south to north: North China Craton (NCC), Southern Orogenic Belt (SOB), Hunshandake Block (HB), Northern Orogenics Belt (NOB), South Mongolia microcontinent (SMM), and Southern margin of Ergun Block (SME), suggesting that the Tectonic framework of the CAOB is characterized by an accretion of different blocks and orogenic belts REAbout:
This article is published in Gondwana Research.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 441 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Foreland basin & Craton.read more
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Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the early Mesozoic granitoids in the northern Alxa region, Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Xiaochen Zhao,Chiyang Liu,Jianqiang Wang,Yazhuo Niu,Lei Huang,Shaohua Zhang,Fangpeng Du,Heng Peng,Yingtao Chen,Tao Peng,Zhengzheng Mao +10 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present whole-rock compositions and zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopic data for three early Mesozoic I- and A-type granitic plutons occurring in the northern Alxa region.
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