Accretion leading to collision and the Permian Solonker suture, Inner Mongolia, China: Termination of the central Asian orogenic belt

Xiao, Wenjiao; F. Windley, Brian; Hao, Jie; Zhai, Mingguo

doi:10.1029/2002tc001484

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Accretion leading to collision and the Permian Solonker suture, Inner Mongolia, China: Termination of the central Asian orogenic belt

Published in Tectonics • Dec 1, 2003

Authors:

Wenjiao Xiao

Brian F. Windley

Jie Hao

Abstract

The Solonker suture records the termination of the central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). However, tectonic development of the Solonker suture is poorly understood. We report new field data for the Ondor Sum melange in the Ulan valley, and present a new evaluation of the orogenic belt extending from th...

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Geology

Subduction

Craton

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