Provenance of Early Paleozoic metasediments in the central Chinese Altai: Implications for tectonic affinity of the Altai-Mongolia terrane in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

• Published in: Lithos Vol. 210-211; pp. 57 - 68
• Main Authors: Wang, Yujing, Long, Xiaoping, Wilde, Simon A., Xu, Huilong, Sun, Min, Xiao, Wenjiao, Yuan, Chao, Cai, Keda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Detrital zircons; Microcontinent; Provenance; Tectonic evolution; Australia; Detrital zircons; Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Provenance; Microcontinent; Tectonic evolution

The Chinese Altai is one of the most typical segments of the Altai-Mongolia terrane, of which the tectonic evolution and affinity are hotly disputed and still not well constrained. Early Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks are extensive in the Altai-Mongolia terrane and their provenance is a key to unra...