New insights into Paleoproterozoic tectonics of the Yangtze Block in the context of early Nuna assembly: Possible collisional granitic magmatism in the Zhongxiang Complex, South China

• Published in: Precambrian research Vol. 334; p. 105452
• Main Authors: Wang, Kai, Dong, Shuwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Granites; Nuna supercontinent; Paleoproterozoic; Tectonic convergence; Yangtze Block; Zhongxiang complex; Paleoproterozoic; Nuna supercontinent; Tectonic convergence; Zhongxiang complex; Yangtze Block; Granites

•Circa 2.0–1.93 Ga S-type granitic magmatism in the Zhongxiang Complex.•Late Paleoproterozoic tectonic transition from collisional convergence to post-collisional extension.•Possible internal assembly of the Yangtze Block during the early Nuna accretion phase. The newly discovered Zhongxiang Complex...