New Research Progress on the Pre-Sinian Tectonic Evolution and Neotectonics of the Huangling Anticline Region, South China

Songbai Peng; Timothy M Kusky; Hanwen Zhou; Lu Wang; Wei Xiang

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Songbai Peng, Timothy M Kusky, Hanwen Zhou, Lu Wang, Wei Xiang. New Research Progress on the Pre-Sinian Tectonic Evolution and Neotectonics of the Huangling Anticline Region, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 23(5): 639-647. doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0285-y

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Songbai Peng, Timothy M Kusky, Hanwen Zhou, Lu Wang, Wei Xiang. New Research Progress on the Pre-Sinian Tectonic Evolution and Neotectonics of the Huangling Anticline Region, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 23(5): 639-647. doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0285-y

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Songbai Peng, Timothy M Kusky, Hanwen Zhou, Lu Wang, Wei Xiang. New Research Progress on the Pre-Sinian Tectonic Evolution and Neotectonics of the Huangling Anticline Region, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 23(5): 639-647. doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0285-y

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New Research Progress on the Pre-Sinian Tectonic Evolution and Neotectonics of the Huangling Anticline Region, South China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0285-y

Songbai Peng^{1, 2
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Timothy M Kusky^{1, 3},
Hanwen Zhou^{1, 2},
Lu Wang^{1, 3},
Wei Xiang^{1, 4}

1.
Three Gorges Research Center for Geo-hazard, Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
2.
Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
4.
Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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the Ministry of Land and Resources of China 1212010670104

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 91014002

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 40821061

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 41272242

the National Science and Technology Ministry

the Postdoctoral Science Foundation 20100471203

Ministry of Education of China B07039

Ministry of Education of China TGRC201024

the Regional Earth Science Background Research for Geological Hazards

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Corresponding author: Songbai Peng, psongbai@gmail.com
Received Date: 09 Nov 2011
Accepted Date: 19 Jan 2012
Publish Date: 01 Oct 2012

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In this paper the authors briefly introduce and review the new progress of the newly discovered Proterozoic Miaowan (庙湾) ophiolite and Neoproterozoic Huangling (黄陵) granitoids in the southern Huangling anticline in the Yangtze craton, and the tectonic evolution significance of assemblage and breakup of Rodinia and Columbia supercontinent in South China.
- Yangtze craton,
- South China,
- Huangling anticline,
- Proterozoic ophiolite,
- Rodinia and Columbia supercontinent

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