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Article: Transitions among Mariana-, Japan-, Cordillera- and Alaska-type arc systems and their final juxtapositions leading to accretionary and collisional orogenesis

TitleTransitions among Mariana-, Japan-, Cordillera- and Alaska-type arc systems and their final juxtapositions leading to accretionary and collisional orogenesis
Authors
KeywordsAccretionary prism
Collapse structure
Collision zone
Continental collision
Pacific ocean (East)
Issue Date2010
PublisherGeological Society Publishing House. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp
Citation
Geological Society Special Publication, 2010, v. 338 n. 1, p. 35-53 How to Cite?
Abstract'Arc system' is used here as a collective term for a variety of arcs that occur along continental margins or in oceanic plates; it includes associated units from adjacent plates. Four major arc systems (Mariana-, Japan-, Cordillera- and Alaska-type) can be distinguished along the Circum-Pacific region. Some Japan-type arc systems in ancient orogens (e.g. the Altaids) may have been largely regarded as microcontinents because they have so-called Precambrian basement. Often the Cordillera-type arc systems can be very complicated, and if they are rifted away from the host continent they become more difficult to recognize. Commonly these arc systems interact mutually and with continental marginal sequences, leading to complicated accretionary and collisional orogens. The alternation between Western Pacific archipelagos and the Eastern Pacific active margin is the stereotype of accretionary and collisional orogenesis. More importantly, these four main types of arc systems can be juxtaposed into a final orogenic collage, which is another main expression of accretionary orogenesis. Only some parts of accretionary and collisional orogens can be terminated by attachment of a continent-size craton such as Tarim or even India, and even so the accretionary and collisional processes may continue elsewhere along strike. The significance of the interactions among these arc systems and their final juxtaposition has not been fully appreciated in ancient orogens. The Altaids together with the Circum-Pacific orogens offers a good opportunity to study such accretionary-collisional orogenesis. © 2010 The Geological Society of London.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139196
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2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.673
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dc.contributor.authorXiao, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHan, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSun, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Gen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShan, Yen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T05:46:32Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-23T05:46:32Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationGeological Society Special Publication, 2010, v. 338 n. 1, p. 35-53en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0305-8719en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139196-
dc.description.abstract'Arc system' is used here as a collective term for a variety of arcs that occur along continental margins or in oceanic plates; it includes associated units from adjacent plates. Four major arc systems (Mariana-, Japan-, Cordillera- and Alaska-type) can be distinguished along the Circum-Pacific region. Some Japan-type arc systems in ancient orogens (e.g. the Altaids) may have been largely regarded as microcontinents because they have so-called Precambrian basement. Often the Cordillera-type arc systems can be very complicated, and if they are rifted away from the host continent they become more difficult to recognize. Commonly these arc systems interact mutually and with continental marginal sequences, leading to complicated accretionary and collisional orogens. The alternation between Western Pacific archipelagos and the Eastern Pacific active margin is the stereotype of accretionary and collisional orogenesis. More importantly, these four main types of arc systems can be juxtaposed into a final orogenic collage, which is another main expression of accretionary orogenesis. Only some parts of accretionary and collisional orogens can be terminated by attachment of a continent-size craton such as Tarim or even India, and even so the accretionary and collisional processes may continue elsewhere along strike. The significance of the interactions among these arc systems and their final juxtaposition has not been fully appreciated in ancient orogens. The Altaids together with the Circum-Pacific orogens offers a good opportunity to study such accretionary-collisional orogenesis. © 2010 The Geological Society of London.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherGeological Society Publishing House. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/spen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofGeological Society Special Publicationen_HK
dc.subjectAccretionary prism-
dc.subjectCollapse structure-
dc.subjectCollision zone-
dc.subjectContinental collision-
dc.subjectPacific ocean (East)-
dc.titleTransitions among Mariana-, Japan-, Cordillera- and Alaska-type arc systems and their final juxtapositions leading to accretionary and collisional orogenesisen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailSun, M:minsun@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailZhao, G:gzhao@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1144/SP338.3en_HK
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dc.identifier.spage35en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
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