The Central Asian Orogenic Belt | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Evidence of Aalenian-stage palaeofires in an extremely thick coal seam of the eastern Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China

in Paleontology

Qin Zhang
Shuo Feng
Bo Yang
Xin Li
Wenfeng Wang
Jijun Tian
Xingli Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1579389

2,596 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2024

Early Jurassic A-type granite and monzodiorite from the Baoji batholith: Implication for tectonic transition from post-collision to post-orogenic extension in the Qinling Orogenic Belt, China

in Petrology

Xiangkuan Gong
Nijiati Abuduxun
Xiaoliang Jia
Yuanfeng Cheng
Hongming Cai
Xueqian Wu
Haodong Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1428055

2,330 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 20 Jan 2025

A review on the magnetotelluric studies over the Central Asian Orogenic Belt—recent developments and future aspects

in Solid Earth Geophysics

Yifan Li
Letian Zhang
Sheng Jin
Lishui Zhou
Qiyao Zong

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1526432

2,254 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2023

Extracting hydrothermally altered information using WorldView-3 data: a case study of Huitongshan, NW Gansu, China

in Economic Geology

Chuan Chen
Lingling Gao
Fuyuan Xie
Fang Xia
Shunda Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1250591

3,400 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2022

Deep Crustal Structure of the Eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt Revealed by Integrated Magnetic-Gravity Imaging

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Chang Chang
Haiyan Wang
Rui Gao
Hua Guo
Song Han
Yangang Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.843499

3,184 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2022

Modes and geometry of crustal-scale detachment folding in hot orogens—Insights from physical modeling

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Ondřej Krýza
Prokop Závada
Tan Shu
Jiří Semerád

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.965497

6,896 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Mar 2026

Precision classification and governance of mining development based on resource endowment and spatial patterns: a case study of Northern Xinjiang, China

in Geoinformatics

Tianhui Li
Gengshuo Tian
Yao Shi
Fengwei Zhang
Wenxue Wang
Wenting Cui

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1766224

424 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2020

Early Jurassic Rare Metal Granitic Pluton of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in North-Central Mongolia: Tungsten Mineralization, Geochronology, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

in Petrology

Jaroslav Dostal
Martin Svojtka
Ochir Gerel
Randolph Corney

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2020.00242

10,606 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2023

Triassic magmatism and tectonic setting of Eastern Tianshan, NW China: constraints from the geochemistry and zircon U–Pb–Hf isotopes of granitoids in the Yamansu area

in Petrology

Hongming Cai
Xiangkuan Gong
Guiping Liu
Ruiqing Guo
Keyong Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1164162

2,632 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2023

P-wave velocity structure and implications for magmatism and metallogenesis in the southern Altaids: Constraint from wide-angle seismic data along the Altai-Eastern Tianshan traverse

in Solid Earth Geophysics

Zhiming Bai
Liang Zhao
Wenjiao Xiao
Tao Xu
José Badal

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1078434

2,486 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Apr 2021

The Metallogeny of the Lubei Ni–Cu–Co Sulfide Deposit in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights From Petrology and Sr–Nd–Hf Isotopes

in Economic Geology

Ping Li
Ting Liang
Yonggang Feng
Tongyang Zhao
Jiangtao Tian
Dahai Li
Jian Li
Gang Chen
Changzhi Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.648122

10,514 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2025

Deep crustal composition and Late Paleozoic geotectonic evolution in West Junggar, China

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Shenglin Xu
Weicui Ding
Feizhou Ma
Xuanhua Chen
Zhaogang Shao
Lele Han
Penghui Huang
Jianjie Shi
Xinru Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1465894

2,408 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Early Jurassic syenogranite in the northern section of Zhangguangcai Range, NE China: insights from geochronology, geochemistry, and Lu-Hf isotopes

in Geochemistry

Liye Liu
Mingxin Duan
Jimin Huang
Haonan Song
Xiangpeng Lin
Yong Zhan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1578301

1,804 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2022

Early Permian Syn-Subduction Extension in the South Tianshan (NW China): Insights From A-Type Granitoids in the Southern Altaids

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Nijiati Abuduxun
Wenjiao Xiao
Brian F. Windley
Peng Huang
He Yang
Jingmin Gan
Miao Sang
Xijun Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.831677

3,255 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2024

Early cretaceous multi-stage extension in the North Dabie complex in the eastern central China: insights from structural and geochronological data

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Peng Huang
Zhen Yan
Wenjiao Xiao
Miao Sang
Qigui Mao
Nijiati Abuduxun

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1354317

5,242 views
1 citation

Articles

Evidence of Aalenian-stage palaeofires in an extremely thick coal seam of the eastern Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China

Early Jurassic A-type granite and monzodiorite from the Baoji batholith: Implication for tectonic transition from post-collision to post-orogenic extension in the Qinling Orogenic Belt, China

A review on the magnetotelluric studies over the Central Asian Orogenic Belt—recent developments and future aspects

Extracting hydrothermally altered information using WorldView-3 data: a case study of Huitongshan, NW Gansu, China

Deep Crustal Structure of the Eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt Revealed by Integrated Magnetic-Gravity Imaging

Modes and geometry of crustal-scale detachment folding in hot orogens—Insights from physical modeling

Precision classification and governance of mining development based on resource endowment and spatial patterns: a case study of Northern Xinjiang, China

Early Jurassic Rare Metal Granitic Pluton of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in North-Central Mongolia: Tungsten Mineralization, Geochronology, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

Triassic magmatism and tectonic setting of Eastern Tianshan, NW China: constraints from the geochemistry and zircon U–Pb–Hf isotopes of granitoids in the Yamansu area

P-wave velocity structure and implications for magmatism and metallogenesis in the southern Altaids: Constraint from wide-angle seismic data along the Altai-Eastern Tianshan traverse

The Metallogeny of the Lubei Ni–Cu–Co Sulfide Deposit in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights From Petrology and Sr–Nd–Hf Isotopes

Deep crustal composition and Late Paleozoic geotectonic evolution in West Junggar, China

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of the Early Jurassic syenogranite in the northern section of Zhangguangcai Range, NE China: insights from geochronology, geochemistry, and Lu-Hf isotopes

Early Permian Syn-Subduction Extension in the South Tianshan (NW China): Insights From A-Type Granitoids in the Southern Altaids

Early cretaceous multi-stage extension in the North Dabie complex in the eastern central China: insights from structural and geochronological data