Tectonic evolution of the Qinling orogen, China: Review and synthesis

This contribution reviews the tectonic structure and evolution of the Qinling orogenic belt, which extends east–west nearly 2500 km across Central China and is a giant orogenic belt formed by the convergence and collision between North China and South China Blocks. The principal tectonic elements including metamorphic basement and its Neoproterozoic to Triassic cover, ophiolitic sutures, nature and ages of granitoid belts, provenance studies and...