简介:1ImportantSignificanceofPrecambrianTectonicResearchTheauthordiscussedtheproblemof"pre-Siniantectonics"inthetextbook"Geotecton-ics"in1962(ChenGuoda,1962),Basedoninformationfrompreviousstudies,theauthorprobedintotheproblemsoftectonicelementsofthesialinthepre-geosynclinalstageandtheprimarytectonicformo
简介:Inthegeoscientificcommunityoftheworld,avarietyofproposalsareknownashypothesestoex-plainthedynamicsofthecarth.Theseincludeplatcteetonics,theundationhyPothesis(vanBemmelen,1933),themodernexpanding-earthhypothesis(Carey,S.W.,1976),theupheavalocean-floorhypothesis(Hoshino,M.,1975),theoceanizationhypothe
简介:In1956theChinesegeoscientistChenGuoda(1956)proposed,forthefirsttime,theterm"activatedregion"tostandforanewtectonicregimeoccurringinanarealikemostofeasternChinaaftertheMesozoic.BasedonthegeologicalfeaturesoftwotypicalexamplesfromChina,theYinshanregionan
简介:Thetectonicmovementathumanscalehasnotbeenfullyunderstoodyet,especiallyforactivetectonics,althoughitisthebasistostudynaturalhazardsandenvironmentalvariations.Manynationalandinternationalscientificplansrelatedcloselytoactivetectonicsresearchhavebeenmadeinthepasttenyears.Thispaperbrieflysummarizedthebackgroundoftheundertakingofactivetectonicsresearch,itsadvancesandexistingproblems,andthekeypointsinitsfuturestudiesarealsopointedout.TheemergingofnewtechnologiesliketheEarthObservingSystem,DigitalSeismologyandsoonprovidesunusualopportunitiesfortectonicresearch.Itisemphasized,however,thatcarefulanalysesandbuildingupofnewtheoreticalframearesillthekeyproblemsforstudiesofactivetectonics,especiallyforactivetectonicsinChina'scontinent.
简介:TheBrazilianshieldwasassembledfromafewArcheanandPaleoproterozoiccratonicnucleisurroundedbyPan-African-BrasilianomobilebeltsofNeoproterozoicage.Whilesomeofthesemobilebeltsdisplayatypicalfrontalcollisiontectonicstyle,othersaredominatedbytranscurrentregimes,clearlyindicatingobliquecollisionalsystems.Thispaperisanattempttodeterminethemeanorientationoftheprincipalhorizontalcompressivestressesforeachmobilebelt,consideringeitherthefrontalorobliqueconvergencecharacter.FromthesegeneralobservationsaschemewithWNW-ESEtoNWSEtrendsofthemaincompressivestressisproposed.Wesuggestthatthistrendrepresentsthemeandisplacementvectors,accordingtoacoherentkinematicpicturefortheamalgamationoftheWestGondwanaduringthefinalstagesofconvergenceoftheBrasilianobelts,whereWNW-ESEtoNW-SEarethemaindirectionsoffinalclosure.
简介:TectonicallytheDabieorogenicbeltconsistsmainlyoftheDabieshanYanshanianupliftedzoneandtheBeihuaiyangVariscan-Indosinianfoldingzone.InthenorthboundaryadjoiningtheNorthChinaBlock,thereareanEarlyPalaeozoicophioliticmixtitebeltandtheHefeiMesozoic-Cenozoicfaultedbasinwhichoverlapsonthesuturebelt.InthesouthofDabieorogen,thereisasecondarytectonicunitcalledForelandthrust-faultedstructuralzonewhichwasmainlyformedbytheintracontinentalsubductionsduringMesozoicera.ThestudyshowsthattheDabieBlockisapartofmid-lateProterozoicpalaeo-islandarcatthenorthmarginofYangtzeBlock.DuringCaledonianperiod,asasubmergedupliftatthenorthencontinentalmarginofYangtzeBlock,theDabieBlockcollidedwiththeearlyPalaeozoicpalaeo-islandarcatthesouthmarginofNorthChinaBlock,resultingintheconvergenceoftheNorthandSouthChinaBlocksandthedisappearanceofoceaniccrust.Sincethen,large-scaleintracontinentalsubductionswerefollowed.DabieOrogenicBeltistheproductofoverlappingofYangtzeBlock,DabieBlockandNorthChinaBlockunderthemechanismofintracontinentalsubduction.IndosinianperiodistheperiodofchiefdeformationandhighpressuredynamicmetamorphismforDabieBlock,andYanshanperiodisthemainorogenicperiodinwhichtheremeltingofcrustcausedbybasementshearingresultedinlargescalethermometamorphism.ThepresenttectonicframeworkoftheorogenwasfinallyformedbytherapidupliftingoftheDabieshanmountainsandglidingsouthwards,whichresultinthedevelopingofthrustbeltonsouthsideandtheextensionaltectonicmovementonnorthside.
简介:<正>EASTERNASIA-WESTERNPACIFICCRUSTOBODYANDTECTONICSWeiZhoulin,ChenGuanghao-FanWeiming,LinGe,SunShaohua,PenWenlan,LiZhi’anandQinQingxiang(ChangshaInstituteofGeotectonics,AcademiaSinica,Changsha,410013,China)Crustobody,evolution-movement,EasternAsia-WesternPacificThere’re4typesofcrustobodiesandtotal6.Eachhasitsownwayofevolu-tionandmovement.Theircombinationandseparationdepictacomplexhistoryofgeotectonics.
简介:Thefieldsofstructuralgeologyandtectonicshavewitnessedgreatprogressoverthelastdecadeandarepoisedforfurtherexpansioninthefuture.Oneofthesignificantbreakthroughsistheestablishmentofthe'BeyondPlateTectonicsTheory'whereacombinationofconceptualmodelsandnumericalmodelingonplumetectonicsandplatetectonicshasenablednewinsightsintothestructuralandtectonicarchitectureandprocessesinthedeepinterioranddeepsea.Thispapersynthesizesdevelopmentsofstructuralgeologyandtectonicsfromamacroscopicperspectiveindeepinterioranddeepsea.Fourkeytechniquesarealsoreviewed:satellitealtimetryforsurfacestructuresindeep-seamulti-beamsea-floormapping;tomographyfortectonicsofthedeepinterior;diversemodelingapproachesandsoftwareforunfoldingdynamicevolution;andtechniquesforHT/HPexperimentsonmaterialrheologyandinsitucomponentmeasurements.
简介:Thispaperproposesanewtectonicpatternofthedeep-seatedstructuresinChinaanditsadjacentareas(includingtheT-A-BsystemoftheRyukyuIslands).Thisisbasedonstudiesofthegravityfieldandgravityinversioncoupledwiththesummationofthemostrecentachievementsingeophysicalstudies.Fromaplate-tectonicpointofview,themetallogeniccharacteristicsandtheirindicationsatdepth,aswellasrelevantgeophysical-geologicalcharacteristicsoffourtectonicenvironmentsoftheChinesecontinentareanalysed,andaclassificationofcompositemetallogenicprovincesandbeltsandpredictionofmetallogenicprospectsaremade.TheauthorextendstheKunlun-Qilian-QinlingtectonicbelttotheT-A-BsystemoftheRyukyuIslandsthroughtheNWdeepboundaryoftheHangzhouBay,andalsoproposesthefollowingbasicviews’themigrationandsuperpositionoftectonicenvironmentsledtotheformationofacompositemetallogenicsystem;thechangeinthetectonicenvironmentresulted
简介:ShortwavegravityanomalyiscorrelatedtoseafloortopographyinthegravityfieldofTaiwananditsadjacentseas.Gravityvaluesof200×10-5ms-2atYushangand-160×10-5ms-2atLiuqiuseatrencharerespectivelythemaximumandminimumgravityvaluesinthisarea.BouguergravityanomalyreflectsnotonlyMohointerfaceundulation,butalsofaultdistribution.TheinflexionofgradientbeltofBouguergravityanomalyisaspotliabletoearthquakes.Middlelongwavegeoidisthebestdatatoinvertcrustalthickness.Wecalculatecrustalthicknessbyusinggeoiddata,andthemaximumvalueis38km;theminimumvalueis12kminTaiwananditsadjacentseas.
简介:Inthecontextofthe32^ndInternationalGeologicalCongress,theUniversityofUrbinowhichisabouttocelebrateits500^thanniversaryhostedthepost-CongressWorkshopPWO-09from29^thto31^stAugust2004dedicatedto“NewConceptsinGlobalTectonics:EmphasisonSomeFundamentalQuestionsinGeology”,convenedandorganizedbyForeseCarloWezel.
简介:Kang-DianregionislocatedonthesouthernpartofthefamousNorth-Southactivetectonicbelts,whichisapartofChina-Mongoliacentralaxesstrongearthquakebeltandthehugecrustalthicknessundulationbelt.Manygeolo-gistsareinterestedinitduetoitsseismicityandabundantmineralresource.Weinvertedmeancrustaldensityanddensityanomaliesonthedifferentlayerinthedepthrangeof10~100km,usingthegravityfieldthatistreatedbyseparationandadjustment.Combiningothergeophysicaldatatoanalyzethedensitydata,theresultsshowthatthereisdifferencebothintectonicfeatureandgeophysicalfeaturebetweenKang-Dianlozengeblockanditswest-ernandeasternparts.
简介:TheformationandoccurrenccofTaolinglead-zinedepositsarecontrolledbyTaolingdismantlingfaultbeltlocatedonthcnorthwcstfiankofDagunshanmctamorphiccorcassemblagebody.ThebeltconsistsofseveralenechelondismantlingfaultswhichstrikeNEE-SWW,dipNNEonthewhole.Thedippingangclsofthefaultsvarygradua11yfromabout5ooin
简介:Since1993,thefirstauthorhasexpandedhisresearchongeotectonicsfromChinatothegloble,andhasputforwardhisownnewconceptsinglobaltectonics:TheoryofIntegratedPolygeneticGeotectonics.In2001,heandhiscoworkerspublishedtheirworks:twomapsandadetailedexplanatorynotebyGeologicalPublishingHouseofChina.