Chinese geotectonic map
Formation and Recycling of the Continental Crust in the Precambrian Period
Pentaplex fold zone (>2400Ma) and older crust; Zhongtiao (Lvliang) Fold Zone (1900-1700 Ma) and Caprock; Yangtze (Jinning) fold belt (1000-800Ma) and caprock
Paleozoic formation and recycling of continental crust
Pan-African Fold Zone (600-500Ma) and Caprock; Xingkai Fold Belt and Building; Caledonian fold belt and caprock; Early Variscan fold belt; China Lixi fold belt; Late Variscan fold zone; Post Variscan Caprock
Mesozoic-Cenozoic Formation and Recycling of Continental Crust
Indosinian fold belt; Early Yanshan fold belt; Late Yanshan fold belt; Early Himalayan fold belt; Late Himalayan fold belt
Older metamorphic complexes strongly involved in orogenic belts
Strong involvement in Xingkai orogeny; Strong involvement in Caledonian orogeny; Strong involvement in Variscan orogeny; Strong involvement in Indosinian orogeny; Strong involvement in Yanshan orogeny; Strong involvement in Himalayan orogeny
Multi-cycle superimposed basins (mainly continental sedimentary basins)
Basins since the Late Variscan Cycle
Basins since the Indosinian Cycle
Basins since Yanshan Cycle
Basins and piedmont molasses of the Himalayan cycle
Mesozoic and Cenozoic magmatic activity in the circum-Pacific and Tethys belts
1. Granite
Granite of Indosinian Cycle; Granite of Yanshan Cycle; Granite of Himalayan Cycle
2. Volcanic rocks
High Potassium Calcium-Alkaline Volcanic Rocks of Yanshan Cycle; Calcium-alkaline volcanic rocks of Himalayan cycle; Himalayan Cyclic Basalt
Plate suture zones, faults and others
Yangtze suture zone; Xingkai (Pan-African) Suture Zone; Caledonian suture; Varisci suture; Indosinian suture; Yanshan suture zone; Himalayan suture
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