THE LATE PALEOZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA: A PERSPECTIVE FROM METAMORPHIC STUDY
https://doi.org/10.5800/GT-2017-8-3-0306
Abstract
The Xing’an-Inner Mongolia Orogenic Belt (XIMOB) exposed in the eastern section of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is generally thought to have resulted from closure of the Paleo-Asian ocean [Şengör et al., 1993]. However, the current hot debate is focused on whether the orogen formed through continuous subduction and accretion over a prolonged period of time until the closure of the Paleo-Asian ocean at the Early Triassic [Xiao et al., 2003], or through the subduction of the Paleo-Asian ocean and related collision in the Early-Mid Devonian [Xu et al., 2013], and the tectonic setting in the Late Paleozoic to Mesozoic has been a pivotal issue.
About the Authors
J. R. Zhang
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
China
Beijing 100871
China
Beijing 100871
C. J. Wei
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
China
Beijing 100871
China
Beijing 100871
H. Chu
Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources
China
Tianjin 300170
China
Tianjin 300170
Y. P. Chen
School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
China
Beijing 100871
China
Beijing 100871
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Zhang J.R., Wei C.J., Chu H., Chen Y.P. THE LATE PALEOZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA: A PERSPECTIVE FROM METAMORPHIC STUDY. Geodynamics & Tectonophysics. 2017;8(3):609-611. https://doi.org/10.5800/GT-2017-8-3-0306
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