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    Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition: Volume 92, Issue 2

    I-VIII, 431-888
    April 2018
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Editorial

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New Editor-in-Chief Professor Degan SHU

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Message from the Editor-in-Chief

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Introduction to Associate Editors-in-Chief

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List of members of the Editorial Board

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Original Articles

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Redescription of Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis (Dinosauria, Stegosauria) from the Late Jurassic of Sichuan, Southwestern China

Baoqiao HAO,  Qiannan ZHANG,  Guangzhao PENG,  Yong YE,  Hailu YOU, 
  • Pages: 431-441
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Redescription of Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis (Dinosauria, Stegosauria) from the Late Jurassic of Sichuan, Southwestern China

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Petrological and Os Isotopic Characteristics of Zedong Peridotites in the Eastern Yarlung–Zangbo Suture in Tibet

Shengmin LAI,  Jingsui YANG,  Yildirim DILEK,  Fahui XIONG,  Rui JIANG,  Yanhong CHEN, 
  • Pages: 442-461
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Petrological and Os Isotopic Characteristics of Zedong Peridotites in the Eastern Yarlung–Zangbo Suture in Tibet

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Late Triassic Granites From the Quxu Batholith Shedding a New Light on the Evolution of the Gangdese Belt in Southern Tibet

Yuanku MENG,  Zhiqin XU,  Yang XU,  Shiwei MA, 
  • Pages: 462-481
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Late Triassic Granites From the Quxu Batholith Shedding a New Light on the Evolution of the Gangdese Belt in Southern Tibet

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Isotope Geochronologic and Geochemical Constraints on the Magmatic Associations of the Collisional Orogenic Zone in the West Kunlun Orogen, China

Chan WANG,  Hao LIU,  Jianghong DENG,  Xianfan LIU,  Fufeng ZHAO,  Chun WANG,  Xin TIAN, 
  • Pages: 482-498
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Isotope Geochronologic and Geochemical Constraints on the Magmatic Associations of the Collisional Orogenic Zone in the West Kunlun Orogen, China

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A Paleogeographic and Depositional Model for the Neogene Fluvial Succession, Pishin Belt, Northwest Pakistan: Effect of Post Collisional Tectonics on Sedimentation in a Peripheral Foreland Setting

Aimal K. KASI,  Akhtar M. KASSI,  Muhammad UMAR,  Henrik FRIIS,  Mohibullah MOHIBULLAH,  Razzaq A. MANAN, 
  • Pages: 499-518
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A Paleogeographic and Depositional Model for the Neogene Fluvial Succession, Pishin Belt, Northwest Pakistan: Effect of Post Collisional Tectonics on Sedimentation in a Peripheral Foreland Setting

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Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Intracontinental Basaltic Volcanism on the Northwest Arabian Plate, Gaziantep Basin, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Sevcan KÜRÜM,  Abdurrahman BÖLÜCÜ,  Melek URAL, 
  • Pages: 519-535
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Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Intracontinental Basaltic Volcanism on the Northwest Arabian Plate, Gaziantep Basin, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

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Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic Multi-Stage Denudation at the Western Ordos Block: Constraints by the Apatite Fission Track Dating on the Langshan

Xianyue CUI,  Qihua ZHAO,  Jin ZHANG,  Yannan WANG,  Beihang ZHANG,  Fengjun NIE,  Junfeng QU,  Heng ZHAO, 
  • Pages: 536-555
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Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic Multi-Stage Denudation at the Western Ordos Block: Constraints by the Apatite Fission Track Dating on the Langshan

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A Uniform Orogen-parallel Extension System of the Shear Zones in the Tongbai-Dabie Orogenic Belt, Central China

Huan LIU,  Shoufa LIN,  Chuanzhong SONG, 
  • Pages: 556-567
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A Uniform Orogen-parallel Extension System of the Shear Zones in the Tongbai-Dabie Orogenic Belt, Central China

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Discovery of the Plagiogranites in the Diyanmiao Ophiolite, Southeastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Inner Mongolia, China and Its Tectonic Significance

Yingjie LI,  Jinfang WANG,  Genhou WANG,  Peipei DONG,  Hongyang LI,  Xiaojia HU, 
  • Pages: 568-585
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Discovery of the Plagiogranites in the Diyanmiao Ophiolite, Southeastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Inner Mongolia, China and Its Tectonic Significance

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Exsolution Lamellae in Olivine Grains of Dunite Units from Different Types of Mafic-Ultramafic Complexes

Zi LIANG,  Yan XIAO,  Joyashish THAKURTA,  Benxun SU,  Chen CHEN,  Yang BAI,  Patrick A. SAKYI, 
  • Pages: 586-599
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Exsolution Lamellae in Olivine Grains of Dunite Units from Different Types of Mafic-Ultramafic Complexes

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Fenitized Wall Rock Geochemistry of the First Carbonatite Dyke at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China

Kaiyi WANG,  Jien ZHANG,  Liangjun YU,  Aimin FANG,  Ce DONG,  Fuyou HU, 
  • Pages: 600-613
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Fenitized Wall Rock Geochemistry of the First Carbonatite Dyke at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China

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Metallogenic Correlations for the Fe-Nb-REE Mineralization in the West Mine of the Bayan Obo Deposit, Inner Mongolia, China

Li SU,  Suping PENG, 
  • Pages: 614-626
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Metallogenic Correlations for the Fe-Nb-REE Mineralization in the West Mine of the Bayan Obo Deposit, Inner Mongolia, China

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Petrological and Geochemical Constraints on the Protoliths of Serpentine-Magnetite Ores in the Zhaoanzhuang Iron Deposit, Southern North China Craton

Jie MENG,  Houmin LI,  Lixing LI,  M. SANTOSH,  Zhe SONG,  Xiuqing YANG, 
  • Pages: 627-665
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Petrological and Geochemical Constraints on the Protoliths of Serpentine-Magnetite Ores in the Zhaoanzhuang Iron Deposit, Southern North China Craton

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Occurrence of the Iron–rich Melt in the Heijianshan Iron Deposit, Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights into the Origin of Volcanic Rock–hosted Iron Deposits

Houmin LI,  Lixing LI,  Jianhua DING,  Yanhe LI,  Zhe SONG,  Jie MENG,  Yubo MA, 
  • Pages: 666-681
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Occurrence of the Iron–rich Melt in the Heijianshan Iron Deposit, Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights into the Origin of Volcanic Rock–hosted Iron Deposits

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The Zhaxikang Vein-type Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb Deposit in Himalayan Orogen, Tibet: Product by Overprinting and Remobilization Processes during Post-collisional Period

Wei LIANG,  Zengqian HOU,  Yuanchuan ZHENG,  Zhusen YANG,  Zhenqing LI, 
  • Pages: 682-705
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The Zhaxikang Vein-type Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb Deposit in Himalayan Orogen, Tibet: Product by Overprinting and Remobilization Processes during Post-collisional Period

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Mineralization, Geochemistry and Zircon U-Pb Ages of the Paodaoling Porphyry Gold Deposit in the Guichi Region, Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt, Eastern China

Liu'an DUAN,  Xiaoyong YANG,  Jianghong DENG,  Fangyue WANG,  Insung LEE, 
  • Pages: 706-732
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Mineralization, Geochemistry and Zircon U-Pb Ages of the Paodaoling Porphyry Gold Deposit in the Guichi Region, Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt, Eastern China

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Dual Control of Depositional Facies on Uranium Mineralization in Coal-bearing Series: Examples from the Tuanyushan Area of the Northern Qaidam Basin, NW China

Biao GUO,  Longyi SHAO,  Huaijun WEN,  Guangnan HUANG,  Mingjun ZOU,  Yonghong LI, 
  • Pages: 733-754
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Dual Control of Depositional Facies on Uranium Mineralization in Coal-bearing Series: Examples from the Tuanyushan Area of the Northern Qaidam Basin, NW China

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A Multi–fluid Constrain for the Forming of Potash Deposits in the Savannakhet Basin: Geochemical Evidence from Halite

Qianhui REN,  Yongsheng DU,  Donglin GAO,  Binkai LI,  Xiying ZHANG,  Xiuting LIU,  Xiaolong YUAN, 
  • Pages: 755-768
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A Multi–fluid Constrain for the Forming of Potash Deposits in the Savannakhet Basin: Geochemical Evidence from Halite

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Tectonically-controlled Evolution of the Late Cenozoic Nihewan Basin, North China Craton: Constraints from Stratigraphy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry

Jin LIU,  Xingqiang CHEN,  Zhenqing CHI,  Yong WANG,  Longrui MIN,  Tingdong LI, 
  • Pages: 769-785
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Tectonically-controlled Evolution of the Late Cenozoic Nihewan Basin, North China Craton: Constraints from Stratigraphy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry

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10Be Exposure Ages Obtained From Quaternary Glacial Landforms on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Surrounding Area

Mengyuan ZHANG,  Jing MEI,  Zhigang ZHANG,  Jian WANG,  Xiaobin XU, 
  • Pages: 786-800
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10Be Exposure Ages Obtained From Quaternary Glacial Landforms on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Surrounding Area

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Middle Cretaceous pCO2 Variation in Yumen, Gansu Province and its Response to the Climate Events

Xiangtong LEI,  Zhen DU,  Baoxia DU,  Mingzhen ZHANG,  Bainian SUN, 
  • Pages: 801-813
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Middle Cretaceous pCO2 Variation in Yumen, Gansu Province and its Response to the Climate Events

Reviews

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Meso-Cenozoic Evolution of Earth Surface System under the East Asian Tectonic Superconvergence

Liudmila V. DMITRIENKO,  Pengcheng WANG,  Sanzhong LI,  Xianzhi CAO,  Ian SOMERVILLE,  Zaizheng ZHOU,  Mengying HU,  Yanhui SUO,  Lingli GUO,  Yongming WANG,  Xiyao LI,  Xin LIU,  Shengyao YU,  Junjiang ZHU, 
  • Pages: 814-849
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Meso-Cenozoic Evolution of Earth Surface System under the East Asian Tectonic Superconvergence

News and Highlights

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What Mineral Resources will China Need to Discover by the Mid-21st Century?

Ziguo HAO,  Hongcai FEI,  Qingqing HAO,  Lian LIU, 
  • Pages: 850-851
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Research Advances

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New In-Situ LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Ages of Uraninite from the Mianhuakeng Uranium Deposit, Northern Guangdong Province, China: Constraint on the Metallogenic Mechanism

Fujun ZHONG,  Jiayong PAN,  Jiaming QI,  Jie YAN,  Wenquan LIU,  Haidong LI, 
  • Pages: 852-854
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First Report of Zircon U-Pb Ages from Lubei Cu-Ni Sulfide Deposit in East Tianshan of Central Asian Orogenic Belt, NW China

Ping LI,  Tongyang ZHAO,  Zhixin ZHU,  Jiangtao TIAN,  Dahai LI, 
  • Pages: 855-856
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A Report of the Newly Discovered Cu–Ni Ore Deposit in the West of East Tianshan, North Xinjiang, China

Baoyun CHEN,  Jinjie YU,  Junliang WANG,  Jiangtao TIAN,  Dahai LI,  shuaijie LIU,  Cheng WANG, 
  • Pages: 857-858
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New Zircon U-Pb Age of the Ore-bearing Porphyry from the Kuga Copper Deposit in the Eastern Bangongco–Nujiang Matallogenic Belt, Tibet

Bin LIN,  Yang SONG,  Zhibo LIU,  Zhenyu LIU,  Yiming GAO, 
  • Pages: 859-861
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Hydraulic Fracturing Leads to Wolframite Deposition at Magmatic-hydrothermal transition

Xiangchong LIU,  Huilin XING,  Dehui ZHANG, 
  • Pages: 862-863
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40Ar-39Ar Dating of the Mahuaping W-Be deposit, Northwestern Yunnnan Province, China, and its Geological Significance

Fudong JIA,  Changqing ZHANG,  Huan LIU,  Zhixin HUA,  Zhigang KONG,  Xuyang MENG, 
  • Pages: 864-865
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New Sr Isotope Evidence to Support the Material Source of the Mengyejing Potash Deposit in the Simao Basin from Ancient Marine Halite or Residual Sea

Zhongying MIAO, 
  • Pages: 866-867
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First Report of Zircon U-Pb Chronology and Hf Isotope Evidence of the Heluositan Group Granulite in West Kunlun, Xinjiang

Xincheng GUO,  Bangxue CHEN,  Nengwu ZHOU,  Jun GAO,  Yuzhuang ZHENG, 
  • Pages: 868-869
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New Zircon U-Pb Age of Granodiorite from the Shayikenbulake Be Deposit in Altay, Xinjiang and its Significance

Qiang LI,  Fuquan YANG,  Chengdong YANG, 
  • Pages: 870-871
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A ca. 2.2Ga Acidic Magmatic Event at the Northern Margin of the Yangtze Craton: Evidence from U-Pb Dating and Hf Isotope Analysis of Zircons from the Kongling Complex

Daliang XU,  Yunxu WEI,  Lianhong PENG,  Xin DENG,  Kun HU,  Hao LIU, 
  • Pages: 872-873
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New Discovery of the Devonian Orthoclase Granite of Nenjiang–Heihe Structural belt, China and its Zircon U-Pb Data

Fan YANG,  Fuchao NA,  Guangyu ZHANG,  Yan WANG,  Junyu FU,  Wei SUN,  Jingsheng CHEN,  Bin LI,  Miao LIU,  Xuejiao PANG,  Yi SHI,  Lu SHI, 
  • Pages: 874-875
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Zircon U-Pb Dating of Leucogranite in Lhozag and Its Geological Significance

Linnan GUO,  Chunmei HUANG,  Qingshang SHI,  Jingjing YAN, 
  • Pages: 876-878
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The Lowest Boundary Age of Travertine in Dawanzhangjia Ravine, Huanglong, China

Fudong WANG,  Faqin DONG,  Xueqin ZHAO,  Haiwei ZHANG,  Shiyong SUN,  Qunwei DAI,  Qiongfang LI,  Gang LI,  Pengcheng MA, 
  • Pages: 879-880
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The First Halite Age Revealed by MC-ICP-MS U-series Dating in Lop Nur, Northwestern China

Fenglin LÜ,  Chenglin LIU,  Pengcheng JIAO,  Jianxin ZHAO,  Hua ZHANG, 
  • Pages: 881-882
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The Sachakou Deposit in West Kunlun of Xinjiang: A Pb-Zn Polymetallic Deposit Associated with Magmatic Metasomatism of Carbonate Rock

Menglin ZHOU,  Yingchao LIU, 
  • Pages: 883-884
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News and Highlights

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Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) Calls For Open-dated Submission of Paleontological Papers

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Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) Calls For Submission of Review Papers

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Introduction to Geological Periodical Network of China

  • Pages: 887-888
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