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Mao Fu, Xuanlong Shan, Xintao Zhang, Jian Yi, Chunqiang Xu, Chenjie Wang, Junpei Yue
Summary: Through the study of late Mesozoic volcanic rocks in the Bohai Bay Basin, it was found that there may have been delamination and partial melting of the thickened lower continental crust during the Late Jurassic. The samples from the Early Cretaceous period were likely partial melting products of the lower crust. The results suggest that the Paleo-Pacific Plate subducted beneath the North China Craton and experienced slab rollback, leading to lithospheric removal and destruction of the North China Craton.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yixian Xu, Yi Zhang, Bo Yang, Xuewei Bao
Summary: This study presents a method to reconstruct the Paleozoic-lithospheric structures of the North China Craton (NCC) and reveals that there was massive thinning in the eastern East Block (EB) after the Paleozoic, while thickening occurred in the northern Ordos Basin and the region from the Weibei uplift to the South Taihang Mountains uplift. The calculated self-sustaining oscillation periods are in good agreement with the periodicity observed in the sedimentation rate of the Ordos Basin and basaltic underplating events in the Trans-North China Orogen. The results suggest that, apart from the EB, the Phanerozoic lithospheric modification of the NCC is mainly controlled by heat conduction and dissipation through the cratonic lithosphere.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Runchuan Liu, Zhanli Ren, Peng Yang, Huaiyu He, Thomas M. Smith, Wei Guo, Lin Wu
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FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
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Wei Xu, Nansheng Qiu, Jian Chang
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Yinbing Zhu, Shaofeng Liu, Bo Zhang, Michael Gurnis, Pengfei Ma
Summary: The formation of the Bohai Bay Basin went through three main stages, with spatially heterogeneous deformation and clockwise rotation of velocity directions during the basin formation process. The reconstruction supports the interpretation that the basin formation was driven by strike-slip faulting and orthogonal extension, influenced by the direction of Pacific Plate subduction.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yong Qiao, Yinhui Zuo, Shiqi Tu, Jiazhen Zhang, Meihua Yang, Tao Zhang
Summary: The development of geothermal resources in the Dongpu Depression can bring economic benefits to the oilfield and improve the ecological environment. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the geothermal resources in the region. Based on various factors, the geothermal resource types and their distribution in different formations are determined. The results show that the Dongpu Depression has low-temperature, medium-temperature, and high-temperature geothermal resources.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Fan Yang, Sung Won Kim, Toshiaki Tsunogae, Hongying Zhou
Summary: Through a comprehensive study on the Chicheng ultramafic complex in the northern North China Craton, new insights have been gained into multiple melt-fluid interactions in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle over time. The findings suggest a tectonic transition from the Paleozoic to Early Mesozoic period, and the formation of composite plutons during the Early Cretaceous derived from interactions of melts and fluids with metasomatized mantle peridotite.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yiming Liu, Lijun Liu, Zhiping Wu, Wei Li, Xin Hao
Summary: This study analyzes the structural evolution of the Bohai Bay Basin and its relationship with the tectonic history of East Asia. The research reveals the development process of NW-trending faults and their episodic crustal deformation, providing valuable insights into the regional tectonism.
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Geology
Zeguang Chang, Guochen Dong, James M. Scott
Summary: The research reveals that the Archaean lithospheric mantle beneath the eastern North China Craton was weakened by hydrous melts, resulting in a fusible mantle. This change was mainly induced by the retreat of the Paleo-Pacific plate, causing lithospheric extension and decompression melting.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
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Jizhen Zhang, Youjun Tang, Chunfang Cai, Peng Sun, Yanyan Peng
Summary: By quantitatively evaluating the molecular marker parameters of crude oil, this study successfully calculated the cracking rate of crude oil in different regions of the Dongpu Depression in China. It was found that factors such as temperature, pressure, and thermochemical sulfate reduction have different effects on crude oil cracking.
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(2022)
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Chao Fu, Shengli Li, Shunli Li, Jianyong Xu
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MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2022)
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Shanshan Zhou, Guoping Bai, Liuping Zhang, Wenxiu Yang, Xianzheng Zhao, Fengming Jin, Quan Wang, Yulei Shi, Zhaoyang Li, Ziyi Wang, Yongjun Wang
Summary: By utilizing discriminant analysis, this study identified 8 informative parameters to establish a discriminant model for oil-source correlation, achieving high correct discrimination rate in cross-validation and original validation. The results suggest that oils in the Wen?an Slope area of the Baxian Depression in the Bohai Bay Basin are mainly sourced from the Es3 member of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yanjie Tang, Jifeng Ying, Yuepeng Zhao, Xinrang Xu
Summary: The mantle lithosphere beneath the North China Craton underwent significant transformations from the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic, with changes in thickness, composition, and isotopic signature. The destruction of the craton was influenced by Paleozoic subductions and Mesozoic dynamic processes like mechanical intrusion, melt fluid erosion, and local delamination, leading to lithospheric thinning and extension.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiuyan Liu, Honghan Chen, Xuewei Xiao, Hongan Zhang, Yuwei Wang, Tianwu Xu, Pei Shang, Lingtao Kong
Summary: This paper investigates the overpressure evolution and formation mechanism in the Dongpu depression, identifying four pressure evolution stages and highlighting the significant role of salt rock distribution in pressure preservation.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
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Zhuting Wang, Song Rao, Hongping Xiao, Yibo Wang, Guangzheng Jiang, Shengbiao Hu, Chao Zhang
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Energy & Fuels
Wei Xu, Shaopeng Huang, Jiong Zhang, Ruyang Yu, Yinhui Zuo, Yongshui Zhou, Junhe Chang
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Zi-Ran Jiang, Yin-Hui Zuo, Mei-Hua Yang, Yun-Xian Zhang, Yong-Shui Zhou
ENERGY EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION
(2019)
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Xiaoyin Tang, Yinhui Zuo, Barry Kohn, Yi Li, Shaopeng Huang
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Yeyong Wang, Guoqiang Xu, Xiong Pang, Yinhui Zuo, Baojun Liu, Jianhui Han, Mei Chen, Wei Guo
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2019)
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Energy & Fuels
Zhengquan Lu, Gangyi Zhai, Yinhui Zuo, Quanfeng Wang, Dongwen Fan, Shiqi Tang, Daodong Hu, Hui Liu, Ting Wang, Youhai Zhu, Rui Xiao
PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
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Energy & Fuels
Kangnan Yan, Yinhui Zuo, Meihua Yang, Yongshui Zhou, Yunxian Zhang, Changcheng Wang, Rongcai Song, Renpeng Feng, Yuanjun Feng
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Energy & Fuels
Shengyu Li, Jingchun Tian, Xiaobing Lin, Yinhui Zuo, Hua Kang, Dongdong Yang
ENERGY EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION
(2020)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yinhui Zuo, Shu Jiang, Shihu Wu, Wei Xu, Jiong Zhang, Renpeng Feng, Meihua Yang, Yongshui Zhou, Madhava Santosh
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Energy & Fuels
Ziyun Zheng, Yinhui Zuo, Shu Jiang, Yongshui Zhou, Yunxian Zhang, Wenting Wu, Kangnan Yan, Meihua Yang
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Meihua Yang, Yinhui Zuo, Jiazheng Zhang, Changcheng Wang, Yongshui Zhou, Xuejun Wang, Chengfu Zhang
Summary: The Chagan Depression in the Yingen-Ejinaqi Basin of north central China is an important tectonic unit for oil and gas exploration, with abundant resources. The study focused on the Bayingebi 2 Formation, revealing that it has two hydrocarbon kitchens: the western subdepression and the eastern subdepression. The western subdepression kitchen developed during the Suhongtu 1 Formation deposition period, while the eastern subdepression kitchen only developed during the Yingen Formation deposition period.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Meihua Yang, Yinhui Zuo, Xiaodong Fu, Lei Qiu, Wenzheng Li, Jianyong Zhang, Ziyun Zheng, Jiazhen Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed the major and trace elements of samples from the Meitan Formation to determine its paleoenvironment. The results showed that the paleoenvironment was characterized by humidity, brackish water, oxygen depletion, anoxia environment, and high paleoproductivity. These conditions are conducive to the development of poor and moderate quality source rocks with the potential to generate oil and gas.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guoping Zuo, Hongping Wang, Guozhang Fan, Jiazhen Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Chaofeng Wang, Liu Yang, Liangbo Ding, Xu Pang, Yinhui Zuo
Summary: This study provides a detailed evaluation of the source rocks of the subsalt Picarras Formation and Itapema Formation in the Santos Basin in Brazil. The results show that both formations have similar characteristics with high organic matter abundance and good maturity, indicating a great hydrocarbon potential. The source rocks of the Itapema Formation have better quality compared to the Picarras Formation, and further exploration in the surrounding uplift areas is recommended for oil and gas exploration.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiazhen Zhang, Yinhui Zuo, Meihua Yang, Wenming Huang, Liang Xu, Ziyun Zheng, Jiancheng Zeng
Summary: This paper studies the maturity evolution, oil generation, and expulsion histories of the Upper Permian Longtan Formation in the Eastern Sichuan Basin, Southwest China, which is the main sourcerock of the Lower Triassic Jialingjiang Formation. Using basin modeling technology, the authors simulate the maturity evolution and hydrocarbon generation and expulsion histories of the Longtan Formation. The results indicate that the source rock entered the oil generation threshold in the Early Jurassic and reached high maturity stage in the north and central regions. The one-stage oil generation and expulsion took place during the late stage of the Early Jurassic, which possibly provided oil sources for the paleo-oil reservoirs of the Jialingjiang Formation.
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Environmental Sciences
Xiao Li, Guangzheng Jiang, Xiaoyin Tang, Yinhui Zuo, Shengbiao Hu, Chao Zhang, Yaqi Wang, Yibo Wang, Libo Zheng
Summary: This study proposes a method for efficiently calculating multi-temporal land surface temperature (LST) using Google Earth Engine (GEE) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The method incorporates terrain correction, altitude correction, and multi-temporal series comparison to extract thermal anomaly signals. The results reveal the distribution of geothermal potential areas in the study area and identify areas for further research.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiancheng Zeng, Yinhui Zuo, Ziyun Zheng, Jiazhen Zhang, Jiawang Ge, Linke Song, Yao Xiao, Xiaoming Zhao
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Haifeng Chen, Hao Zou, M. Santosh, Huawen Cao, Franco Pirajno, Changcheng Huang, Mingcai Hou
Summary: Researchers have identified a supervolcano eruption event in the tuff layers from the Early-Middle Triassic boundary in the Yangtze Block. This eruption may have contributed to the delayed biotic recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2024)
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Yanjuan Yin, Baohua Zhang, Xinzhuan Guo
Summary: This study determines the Fe-Mn interdiffusion rates in natural Mn-bearing garnet crystals with 750 ppm H2O using an experimental approach. The results show that the Fe-Mn interdiffusion coefficient slightly decreases with increasing Fe content, and water significantly enhances the Fe-Mn interdiffusion in garnet. These findings suggest that the time required for homogenization of the compositional zoning of a garnet is much shorter than previously thought.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2024)
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Yirang Jang, Sung Won Kim, Vinod O. Samuel, Sanghoon Kwon, Seung-Ik Park, M. Santosh, Keewook Yi
Summary: Detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope analysis are used to infer provenance characteristics and evaluate the tectonic evolution of sedimentary basins. The results of this study show that the Paleozoic sequences of the Okcheon Belt have a diverse provenance linked to different tectonic environments.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2024)
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Stephen F. Foley, Isra S. Ezad
Summary: This study investigates the trace element compositions of melts and minerals from hydrous pyroxenites containing K-richterite through high-pressure experiments. The results show that different minerals play different roles in the enrichment of various trace elements. The study also models the isotopic aging process in hydrous pyroxenite source rocks.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2024)
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G. Harshitha, C. Manikyamba, M. Santosh, Cheng-Xue Yang, A. Keshav Krishna, V. V. Sesha Sai, I. Panduranga Reddy
Summary: The early Archean oceans underwent significant redox changes that had a lasting impact on the Earth's biosphere. This study investigates the geochemical characteristics of Archean Mnformations in southern India and reveals the importance of these sedimentary deposits in understanding the ancient redox conditions and sedimentation patterns. The findings suggest that the sediments were deposited in shallow to deeper shelf environments in the Archean proto-ocean, and they provide evidence of regional episodes of ocean oxygenation prior to the Great Oxygenation Event.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2024)