The Lost South Gobi Microcontinent: Protolith Studies of Metamorphic Tectonites and Implications for the Evolution of Continental Crust in Southeastern Mongolia

The Lost South Gobi Microcontinent: Protolith Studies of Metamorphic Tectonites and Implications for the Evolution of Continental Crust in Southeastern Mongolia

The Central Asian Orogenic Belt, or Altaids, is an amalgamation of volcanic arcs and microcontinent blocks that records a complex late Precambrian–Mesozoic accretionary history. Although microcontinents cored by Precambrian basement are proposed to play an integral role in the accretion process, a l...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Heumann, Cari L. Johnson, Laura E. Webb, Joshua P. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
East Gobi Fault Zone
Central Asian Orogenic Belt
South Gobi Microcontinent
Yagan-Onch Hayrhan
Mongolia
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
tectonics
U-Pb geochronology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/3/3/543

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