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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Shida Song, Jiangang Li, Xiaoyan Liu, Yadong Wang, Wentian Liang, Sihua Yuan
Summary: This study uses apatite fission track data to investigate the exhumation history of the Bogda Range in the Eastern Tianshan. The results show that the Bogda experienced three episodes of cooling during the Late Triassic, Late Cretaceous, and Late Miocene, possibly related to its formation, tectonic extension in the central-eastern Asian regime during the Cretaceous, and the India-Eurasia collision since the beginning of the Cenozoic.
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Geology
Yue Sun, Zhengle Chen, Samuel C. Boone, Fujun Zhong, Wei Tao
Summary: This study presents thermal history constraints on the Changjiang uranium ore field (CUOF) using multi-system low-temperature thermochronology data, providing insights into its tectonic evolution and degree of ore preservation. The results suggest that the bulk of uranium ore bodies in the CUOF may still be preserved at depth.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Caixia Hu, Wanming Yuan, Zhidan Zhao, Li Yang, Zirui Feng, Shujiong Hong, Mingming Zhao, Shiyu Li
Summary: The Chakabeishan area in Northwest China has undergone four tectonic activity stages, with ages ranging from 159-144 Ma, 114-100 Ma, 72 Ma, and 52-32 Ma. Thermal history modelling revealed three episodes of uplift at 120-60 Ma, 60-18 Ma, and 18-0 Ma. The area is characterized by multi-stage mineralization, mainly occurring in the Late Jurassic-Cretaceous.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
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Geology
Min Sun, Shan-Yuan Lin, Fang-Fang Zhang, Yin-Hong Wang, Chun-Ji Xue, Ting-Ting Zhang, Jia-Wei Guo, Xing-Ying Wen
Summary: By analyzing apatite fission track data and conducting inverse thermal modeling, the study reveals the exhumation and cooling history of the Tuwu porphyry Cu deposit from the late Cretaceous to the present day. The preservation of the early Carboniferous Tuwu Cu deposit is attributed to factors such as thick coal-bearing stratum deposition during the early and middle Jurassic, slow cooling and exhumation controlled by arid to semiarid climate, and differential lifting movement of fault blocks.
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(2021)
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Remziye Akdogan, Istvan Dunkl, Aral I. Okay, Xiumian Hu, Gultekin Topuz
Summary: Apatite fission-track and (U-Th)/He ages from Carboniferous to Eocene siliciclastic rocks in the Istanbul Zone of NW Turkey suggest three major deformation and uplift/exhumation phases. These phases are attributed to orogeny, accretion of oceanic plateaus, and closure of oceanic domains in the region.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jiali You, Zhao Yang, Xiaohui Shi, Chuanbo Shen, Yunpeng Dong, Bin Cheng
Summary: The Daba Shan orocline, located in the northeastern margin of the Sichuan Basin, is believed to be a foreland thrust-fold belt of the Qinling Orogen since the Late Triassic. Understanding the exhumation history of the rocks is crucial to determine the development of this orocline structure. Detrital apatite fission-track dating of modern river sands reveals the regional exhumation history of the Daba Shan orocline, showing four age peaks that can be attributed to tectonic exhumation.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ruxin Ding, Weihao Chen, Cleber Soares, Weisheng Hou, Zilong Li, Yangshijia Li, Rongli Huang, Heping Zou
Summary: This study used different dating methods to determine the timing of fault activity, and the results indicate that the Guangsan fault was still active during the period of 70-65 million years ago, leading to rapid uplift.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Evgeny V. Vetrov, Johan De Grave, Natalia I. Vetrova, Fedor I. Zhimulev, Simon Nachtergaele, Gerben Van Ranst, Polina I. Mikhailova
Summary: The research conducted on the West Siberian Basin (WSB) using apatite fission track (AFT) thermochronology has revealed episodes of tectonic reactivation in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. The analysis of thirteen basement samples showed mainly Cretaceous cooling ages, indicating far-field effects from tectonic processes on the southern and eastern boundaries of Eurasia.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Stijn Glorie, Angus L. Nixon, Gilby Jepson, Jack Gillespie, Cameron Warren, Fun Meeuws, Alexander Simpson, Wenjiao Xiao
Summary: The Altai Mountains, located thousands of kilometers away from plate margins, are a young and steep mountain belt. The Fuyun area, at the southern margin of the Chinese Altai, provides important insights into the Meso-Cenozoic deformation and exhumation history of the Altai. New data on apatite U-Pb, trace element, and fission track analysis shed light on the Meso-Cenozoic tectonic history, suggesting metasomatism in the Middle-Late Jurassic and rapid cooling and exhumation during the early Late Cretaceous.
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Geology
Xiu-Quan Wan, Xiang Sun
Summary: The study reported apatite fission track (AFT) data for three porphyry copper deposits in the Gangdese region of southern Tibet, revealing two rapid cooling episodes and evaluating ore preservation. The findings suggest similar cooling and exhumation history for the Gangdese porphyry copper belt during -15 to 10 Ma.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Geology
Fan Yang, Gilby Jepson, Chao Liu, Zesheng Qian, Xuhuang Zhang, Yong Zhang, Stijn Glorie
Summary: Through apatite mineral dating studies, researchers discovered that the Yumugou Mo-W deposit was formed in the Early Cretaceous and subsequently underwent different post-mineralization cooling phases. The identification of different cooling stages reveals the tectonic background of the East Qinling Orogen and the preservation potential of the deposit.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
J. Spalding, J. W. Powell, D. A. Schneider, K. M. Fallas
Summary: The Peel Plateau in the northern Canadian Cordillera has experienced multiple burial and unroofing events since the Phanerozoic, with evidence from unconformities. This study uses apatite fission-track thermochronology to investigate the thermal history of the region. The results suggest that the uppermost Paleozoic strata reached maximum burial temperatures in the Triassic and were reheated under a Cretaceous-Paleocene foreland basin.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wenbo Su, Zhiyuan He, Linglin Zhong, Stijn Glorie, Kanghui Zhong, Johan De Grave
Summary: The external drainage area in the southern Tibetan Plateau experienced three main phases of rapid cooling in the Cenozoic: Paleocene-early Eocene, late Eocene to early Oligocene, and middle Miocene-early Pliocene. These cooling events were younger than those in the internal drainage area, and the high-relief topography in the external drainage area started to form around 30 Ma.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Scott Jess, Eva Enkelmann, William A. Matthews
Summary: The timing of surface uplift in the Appalachian Mountains has been a topic of controversy. This study aims to resolve the exhumation history of the region using detrital laser ablation apatite (U-Th-Sm)/He dating. Results show a majority of Cretaceous dates, indicating a lack of significant Cenozoic exhumation. These findings have implications for understanding surface uplift and landscape evolution.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2022)
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Geology
Yongsheng Wang, Qiao Bai, Ziqiang Tian, Sanming Lu, Jianshe Li, Yuzhang Zhou, Hui Du, Cong Jiang
Summary: The study found that the Tongling-Xuancheng area underwent three stages of rapid cooling during the Early Cretaceous, driven by factors such as regional compression, in situ cooling of magma, regional extension, and global plate reorganization.
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(2021)
