In the early Mesozoic, subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate initiated along the eastern margin of Eurasia and related circum-Pacific terranes. The subduction associated contraction led to the formation of various magmatic rocks, the tectonic rejuvenation of pre-existing structures, and the mineralization of numerous critical minerals. During the Cenozoic, the subducting Pacific Plate flipped to steep subduction. This reversal was reflected in the tectonic strain field which underwent multiple fault re-activations, terrane uplift and landform change. As a result, the subduction tectonics of the (Paleo-) Pacific Plate brings abundant mineral resources for humans, but also with several disadvantages from this period. Prolonged subduction has been hypothesized to have caused weakening of the craton (e.g., North China Craton), leading to widespread seismicity and volcanism within the previously rheologically stable craton. Thus, it remains imperative to continue a detailed investigation of the tectonic geodynamics of the (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
The proposed Research Topic would offer a publication platform for probing into the tectonic evolution of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction and its immediate and far-field effects as the tectonic driving force to induce variable lithospheric thinning, cratonic destruction, Meso-Cenozoic magmatism and economic mineralization within western Pacific Rim. We welcome multi-disciplinary and state-of-the-art techniques including but not limited to: geochronology, thermochronology, geochemistry, isotope, and seismic tomography. The major goal of this special edition is to understand the poly-phase tectonic evolution and associated processes of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction, as well as the formation evolution of associated terranes within circle-Pacific and its surrounding areas.
This Research Topic invites contributions of high-quality Original Research and Review articles within the Pacific Rim. The scope of the collection includes but are not limited to the issues as follow:
• Meso-Cenozoic magmatism related to (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction.
• Meso-Cenozoic subduction tectonics within East Asia.
• Tectonic uplift and exhumation associated with (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
• Lithospheric thinning and cratonic destruction of North China Craton.
• Exhumation and burial history of related intrusions, basins and deposits.
• Melt-fluid-rock interactions in Pacific subduction zones.
• Thermodynamic and numerical modeling of (Paleo-) Pacific tectonics.
• Subduction-related metamorphism in circle-Pacific areas.
• Deep mantle dynamics of East Asia based on geophysical tomography.
• Metallic and nonmetal mineralization derived by the subduction of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
In the early Mesozoic, subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate initiated along the eastern margin of Eurasia and related circum-Pacific terranes. The subduction associated contraction led to the formation of various magmatic rocks, the tectonic rejuvenation of pre-existing structures, and the mineralization of numerous critical minerals. During the Cenozoic, the subducting Pacific Plate flipped to steep subduction. This reversal was reflected in the tectonic strain field which underwent multiple fault re-activations, terrane uplift and landform change. As a result, the subduction tectonics of the (Paleo-) Pacific Plate brings abundant mineral resources for humans, but also with several disadvantages from this period. Prolonged subduction has been hypothesized to have caused weakening of the craton (e.g., North China Craton), leading to widespread seismicity and volcanism within the previously rheologically stable craton. Thus, it remains imperative to continue a detailed investigation of the tectonic geodynamics of the (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
The proposed Research Topic would offer a publication platform for probing into the tectonic evolution of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction and its immediate and far-field effects as the tectonic driving force to induce variable lithospheric thinning, cratonic destruction, Meso-Cenozoic magmatism and economic mineralization within western Pacific Rim. We welcome multi-disciplinary and state-of-the-art techniques including but not limited to: geochronology, thermochronology, geochemistry, isotope, and seismic tomography. The major goal of this special edition is to understand the poly-phase tectonic evolution and associated processes of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction, as well as the formation evolution of associated terranes within circle-Pacific and its surrounding areas.
This Research Topic invites contributions of high-quality Original Research and Review articles within the Pacific Rim. The scope of the collection includes but are not limited to the issues as follow:
• Meso-Cenozoic magmatism related to (Paleo-) Pacific Plate subduction.
• Meso-Cenozoic subduction tectonics within East Asia.
• Tectonic uplift and exhumation associated with (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
• Lithospheric thinning and cratonic destruction of North China Craton.
• Exhumation and burial history of related intrusions, basins and deposits.
• Melt-fluid-rock interactions in Pacific subduction zones.
• Thermodynamic and numerical modeling of (Paleo-) Pacific tectonics.
• Subduction-related metamorphism in circle-Pacific areas.
• Deep mantle dynamics of East Asia based on geophysical tomography.
• Metallic and nonmetal mineralization derived by the subduction of (Paleo-) Pacific Plate.
