AbstractCrustal deformation and seismicity in the Levant region are mainly related to the plate-boundary Dead Sea Fault (DSF) and the intraplate Carmel–Gilboa–Faria Fault System (CGFS). The intersection between these two major fault systems is generall…
AbstractRecognizing terminal ridge subduction is of first-order importance in chronicling the tectonic timeline of any accretionary orogens, but remains elusive in the final suturing zone of the Paleo-Asian Ocean along the Solonker–Xar Moron–Changchun–…
AbstractSoutheast Madagascar hosts several major deposits of beach placers, the provenance of which is little understood. To redress this imbalance, we present new laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb ages, and t…
AbstractHow and at which thermal conditions the convergence between the Chinese Altai and East Junggar operated remain poorly understood. This issue is addressed in the current study by focusing on the timing and petrogenesis of syntectonic granite dyk…
AbstractThe middle Eocene climatic optimum (ca. 40 Ma) stands out as a transient global warming phase of ∼400 k.y. duration that interrupted long-term Eocene cooling; it has been associated with a rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations that has been li…
AbstractThe Cambrian syn-rift strata preserved in western Avalonia provide a distinctive example of how unconformity-bounded sequences are diachronous throughout proximal to marginal rift branches. Terreneuvian‒Miaolingian third-order sequences of the …
AbstractBrittle shallow crustal faults typically develop a complex fault zone architecture with distinct structural domains that display diverse microstructures, mineralogy, and deformation mechanisms. The development of such domains is typically contr…
AbstractThe Biesituobie A-type batholith in West Junggar in NW China of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt contains metapelite xenoliths derived from the contact metamorphic aureole. These xenoliths could be divided into two types: biotite-muscovite-andal…
AbstractNew Caledonia is one of the world’s bestexposed subduction/obduction complexes and is central to understanding the geodynamic evolution of the southwest Pacific region. We present new geochemical and Ar/Ar age dates from the in situ eruptive se…
AbstractRecent studies indicate that volcanism may be a potentially important factor in the formation of karstic bauxite, but more evidence is needed. Six billion tons of bauxite formed upon paleo-karstic terrain within a short time in the Late Carboni…