The Minas-Bahia orogeny juxtaposed Archean crustal fragments and Paleoproterozoic magmatic arcs to form the São Francisco-Congo Paleocontinent by Rhyacian (ca. 2.05 Ga). Unravelling Minas segment of Orogenic Belt (MBO) is an important key understanding role in construction Columbia Supercontinent. Orosirian 1.9 Ga) final amalgamation was preceded a complex history accretion nuclei Proterozoic a...

The East Kunlun Orogenic Belt is considered as one of the important gold mineralization regions in Tethys tectonic domain. These orogenic deposits are related to intermediate-acid intrusions formed at end Paleo-Tethys evolution, but petrogenesis controversial. This paper presents a new study on geochemistry zircon U-Pb, O, S, and Pb isotopic compositions Asiha quartz diorite, granite porphyry, ...

Quantified balanced and restored crustal cross-sections across the NW Zagros Mountains are presented in this work integrating geological and geophysical local and global datasets. The balanced crustal cross-section reproduces the surficial folding and thrusting of the thick cover succession, including the near top of the Sarvak Formation (∼ 90 Ma) that forms the top of the restored crustal cros...