| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 270 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Springer theses, 2190-5053 |
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Springer theses, 2190-5053
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Regional Geology across the Solonker Suture Zone -- Methodology -- Results -- Geochronological Entropy, and its Relevance to Age Measurements -- Accretionary Collision between the Mongolian Arcs and North China Craton -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
This Ph. D. thesis attempts to decipher the closure of the Palaeozoic Palaeo-Asian Ocean along the enigmatic Solonker Suture in East Asia adopting a methodology that integrates geochemical and geochronological data from Palaeozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the region. It provides an in-detail but also broad insight into the Palaeozoic to early Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the region, not only pin-pointing the debated location of the Solonker Suture but also the timing of final disappearance of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean during Permian to Early Triassic times. The results have led to propose a tectonic 'soft-collision model for the amalgamation of the North China Craton and the Mongolian Terranes in northern Asia explaining the general absence of geologic features characteristic for continent-continent collisions such as the occurrence of regional-scale high-grade metamorphic rocks, ophiolite belts and fold-thrust structures. This new model may serve as a blueprint for the tectonic evolution of similar suture zones that are characterized by the absence of typical collision related lithologies and structures. The thesis is particularly useful as a guide for researchers who seek an in-depth understanding of the Palaeozoic to early Mesozoic tectonic evolution of northern China and Central Asia along the Solonker Suture |
| Notes |
"Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 14, 2019) |
| Subject |
Geology, Structural -- East Asia
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Subduction zones -- East Asia
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Geology, Structural
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Subduction zones
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East Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789813292000 |
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9813292008 |
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