Review
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Jan Golonka, Anna Waskowska, Kamil Cichostepski, Jerzy Dec, Kaja Pietsch, Monika Loj, Grzegorz Bania, Wlodzimierz Jerzy Moscicki, Slawomir Porzucek
Summary: The Pieniny Klippen Belt (PKB) is a fold belt between the Central and Outer Carpathians, formed by prolonged folding, thrusting, and uplifting processes. It exhibits a melange structure with different tectonic units difficult to distinguish. Cliffs, known as Klippen, within the PKB are harder elements compared to the surrounding clastic deposits, and they often represent olistoliths that slid from elevated areas to the basins. The flower structure of PKB was formed during lithospheric plate collision and strike-slip movement.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Magdalena Zielinska
Summary: The Grajcarek Unit of the Pieniny Klippen Belt resulted from the convergence of the ALCAPA block and European plate, consisting of Jurassic-Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. Vitrinite reflectance data were used to estimate maximum burial temperatures and depths, with wide scattered values in the sediments, mainly due to depositional effects. The regional variations in vitrinite reflectance were attributed to tectonic burial driven by regional compression and strike-slip faulting.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Agnieszka Ciurej, Marta Bak
Summary: Researchers discovered a new dinocyst species, named Cadosinopsis rehakovii sp. nov., in the Pieniny Klippen Belt deposits. Through comparing its morphological characteristics with other known species, similarities and distinct features were identified.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dominika Staniszewska, Tomasz Liwosz, Andrzej Pachuta, Dominik Prochniewicz, Ryszard Szpunar
Summary: The study aims to determine whether the nearby structures of the Pieniny Geodynamic Test Field are affected by neotectonic activity in the PKB region. By processing and analyzing the satellite observations, the study presents and analyzes the results of horizontal displacements in the PKB and nearby structures MN and FP.
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES-JOURNAL OF PLANETARY GEODESY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Marina Molcan Matejova, Przemyslaw Gedl
Summary: The study focused on the age and structural characteristics of the dark fine-grained clastic deposits exposed near the villages of Benova Lehota and Revisne in the Pieniny Klippen Belt. Through investigation of palynological material and dinoflagellate cysts, the age of the deposits was determined to be predominantly uppermost Toarcian to Middle Aalenian, and the presence of folds and cleavages indicated a complicated tectonic evolution.
GEOLOGICA CARPATHICA
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xutong Guan, Chaodong Wu, Xuecai Zhang, Weiwei Jia, Wei Zhang
Summary: Sedimentary investigations and analyses of the Southern Junggar Basin were conducted to reconstruct its sedimentary and source-to-sink evolution. The environment of the basin evolved from a paludal deltaic environment to a fluvial environment and then shifted to alluvial fan and aeolian environments. Different source-to-sink systems were identified, with the North Tianshan Orogenic Belt being the main sediment source in the late Jurassic and both the North Tianshan and Central Tianshan Orogenic Belt contributing sediments in the early Cretaceous. Sediment recycling and increased denudation of metamorphic rocks were observed during this evolution. The source-to-sink system shrank in the late Jurassic and expanded in the early Cretaceous. This evolution and the presence of conglomerates in the Kalazha Formation are believed to be related to aridification, uplift, and exhumation events in the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yongdong Li, Xiong Xiong, Yashan Feng
Summary: This study estimated the magnitude of Mesozoic uplift in the South Qinling orogenic belt in China using sedimentary records and lithospheric flexural modeling. The results showed uplift of approximately 1220 and 880 meters for the Dabashan and Micangshan-Hannan Dome (MHD) during the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, respectively. The study also revealed differences in uplift processes between the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, driven by convergence of tectonic blocks and continued indentation of the Indian Plate into Eurasia.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Editorial Material
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ondrej Pelech, Roman Aubrecht, Jozef Hok, Frantisek Tetak
Summary: Our comment aims to point out controversial aspects of the paper Plasienka et al. (Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 109:1355-1376, 2020). We acknowledge the authors' efforts in advancing the understanding of the geological structure of the Pieniny Klippen Belt and its surrounding tectonic units. However, we highlight that the paper significantly modifies and deforms previously published maps and data without providing any arguments, new data, or references.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geology
Xutong Guan, Chaodong Wu, Binghe Wang, Tianqi Zhou, Yan Xu, Xueying Tang, Lihua Xie
Summary: This study investigates the provenance development in the Junggar Basin and identifies the major sources during different geological periods. It reveals that the Tianshan Orogenic Belt was the dominant provenance during the Triassic and Late Jurassic, while the West Junggar Orogenic Belt took over during the Late Middle Jurassic. The study also highlights the aridification in the Late Jurassic and the subsequent humidification in the Early Cretaceous.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shengsi Sun, Yunpeng Dong, Chao Cheng, Dengfeng He, Bo Zhou, Xiaoming Liu
Summary: The Qinling Orogen, located between the North and South China Blocks, has recorded different stages of orogeny and tectonic evolution. The Paleozoic and Triassic sutures underwent subduction-collisional orogeny, while the Mesozoic experienced intracontinental deformation. The strike-slip Shagou ductile shear zone is crucial for understanding the Mesozoic intracontinental deformation.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Geology
Paul Rummy, Xiao-Chun Wu, James M. Clark, Qi Zhao, Chang-Zhu Jin, Masateru Shibata, Feng Jin, Xing Xu
Summary: A new genus and species called Yanjisuchus longshanensis has been discovered in the mid-Cretaceous Yanji Basin of Jilin Province, China. This finding not only adds a new group to the local reptilian fauna, but also contributes to our understanding of the biogeography and diversity of the Paralligatoridae in Asia.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Geology
Jun Yan, Shanling Fu, Shen Liu, Luming Wei, Tianxing Wang
Summary: The giant Sb metallogenic belt in South China is an important source of global antimony reserves and production, characterized by specific features and a proposed geological formation.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yan Jiang, Suhua Jiang, Sanzhong Li, Gang Wang, Wen Zhang, Leilei Lu, Lingli Guo, Yongjiang Liu, M. Santosh
Summary: This study analyzed the geophysical characteristics of micro-blocks in NE China using gravity and magnetic methods, and reconstructed their assembly history. Five Paleozoic to Mesozoic micro-blocks were identified, and their boundaries showed significant differences in gravity and magnetic fields.
Article
Geology
Le Zhang, Wei Li, Dazhi Jiang, Yunpeng Dong, Li Liang, Wenbin Kang, Jinxiang Zhao, Liuqing Jiang, Falak Sheir
Summary: The Qinling Orogenic Belt was formed through convergence and collision between the North China Block and South China Block during the Palaeozoic to Late Triassic. The exact termination time of the Late Mesozoic contractional deformation and the transformation from compression to extension remains unclear. However, the extensional shear zone in the West Qinling Orogenic Belt provides important clues to understanding the tectonic transformation and uplift of the orogenic belt. This study focuses on the kinematics, deformation temperature, and geochronology of the shear zone, revealing that it formed under high greenschist-low amphibolite facies conditions and occurred around 120-113 Ma. The extensional collapse of the Qinling Orogenic Belt during the Late Cretaceous led to the rapid uplift and exhumation of the Taibai pluton and the North Qinling Belt in the east.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tengfei Zhou, Yaoqi Zhou, Nina Soager, Paul Martin Holm, Zhenkai Zhang, Jun Wang, Zhao Liang, Hongyu Mu, Yanjun Cheng, Feifei Liu, Miao Wang, Yue Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yangjian Gu, Shihui Dong, Hanjie Zhao, Manjie Li, Yang Chen, Yanzi Liu
Summary: The scientific drilling on Lingshan Island revealed two rift episodes, the Laiyang period and the Qingshan period, in the Late Mesozoic central Sulu Orogenic Belt. The evolution of these rifts was characterized by a transition from passive rifting in the Laiyang period to an active volcanic arc basin in the Qingshan period, driven by mantle-derived melts and asthenospheric upwelling. The development of these rifts was controlled by the remote subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Alexander Lukeneder, Jan Sotak, Luigi Jovane, Martino Giorgioni, Jairo F. Savian, Eva Halasova, Daniela Rehakova, Stefan Jozsa, Andreas Kroh, Fabio Florindo, Mario Sprovieri
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Geology
Vladimir G. Bakhmutov, Eva Halasova, Daria K. Ivanova, Stefan Jozsa, Daniela Rehakova, William A. P. Wimbledon
GEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
(2018)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Dusan Plasienka, Stefan Jozsa, Przemyslaw Gedl, Jozef Madzin
GEOLOGICA CARPATHICA
(2013)
Article
Geology
Stefan Jozsa, Eiichi Setoyama, Halasova Eva, Stefan Nagy
Summary: A diverse and abundant assemblage of deep-water agglutinated foraminifera has been discovered in the Central Western Carpathians. These foraminifera show changes in response to trophic regime shift and decreasing oxygenation within a relatively short time-series.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Stefan Jozsa
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
(2019)
Article
Paleontology
Stefan Jozsa, Jan Schlogl, Christian Meister, Marian Golej
Article
Geology
Stefan Jozsa
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
(2017)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ondrej Pelech, Jozef Hok, Stefan Jozsa
AUSTRIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2017)
Article
Geology
Przemyslaw Gedl, Stefan Jozsa
ANNALES SOCIETATIS GEOLOGORUM POLONIAE
(2015)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Stefan Jozsa, Roman Aubrecht
GEOLOGICA CARPATHICA
(2008)