The Geology and Tectonic Settings of China's Mineral Deposits

• Main Author: Pirajno, Franco. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geochemistry.; Geology, economic.; Physical geography.; Mines and mineral resources.; Earth Sciences.; Economic Geology.; Mineral Resources.; Earth Sciences, general.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4444-8

Extensive descriptions of a wide range of key or world-class mineral deposits of China are presented in the context of the countrys general geology, tectonic units and mineral systems and their geodynamic evolution within the tectonic framework of the Asian continent. This comprehensive overview, i...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1.�Chinas tectonic framework in the global context
• 2. North China and Tarim Cratonic blocks
• 3. Yangtze Craton, Cathaysia and the�South Block
• 4. Orogenic belts: South China, Central�Central China and Qinling-Dabie, Hingan
• 5.�Tianshan, Junggar and�Altay orogens (NW China), the Alpine-Himalayan fold belts (Tethyan orogens), Kunlun and Songpan-Ganzi terranes
• 6.�Large Igneous Provinces (Xionger, Dashigou, 827 Ma event,Tarim, Emeishan) and the Yanshanian tectono-thermal event of eastern China
• 7. Volcano-sedimentary and sedimentary basins in China: Junggar, Tarim, Tuha, Qaidam-Hoh Xil, Ordos; basins in Eastern China associated with lithospheric thinning (Songliao, Bohai).-� Index.