关于大陆构造研究的一些思考与讨论

张国伟; 郭安林

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Zhang Guowei, Guo Anlin, 2019. Thoughts on Continental Tectonics. Earth Science, 44(5): 1464-1475. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2019.971

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Zhang Guowei, Guo Anlin, 2019. Thoughts on Continental Tectonics. Earth Science, 44(5): 1464-1475. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2019.971

Zhang Guowei, Guo Anlin, 2019. Thoughts on Continental Tectonics. Earth Science, 44(5): 1464-1475. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2019.971

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Zhang Guowei, Guo Anlin, 2019. Thoughts on Continental Tectonics. Earth Science, 44(5): 1464-1475. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2019.971

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Thoughts on Continental Tectonics

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2019.971

State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Cooperation Innovation Center of Continental Tectonics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China

Received Date: 2019-01-06
Publish Date: 2019-05-15

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From our long-term study on continental geology, it has been realized that the theory of plate tectonics is the main guiding principle, but it has limitations in the recognition and interpretation of continental geology. This paper presents firstly six specific examples of continental tectonics typified by orogens, by which it attempts to demonstrate that a continent is the tectonic collage comprising the components formed by plate tectonics (including the far field effect from plate active boundaries) and intracontinental mechanisms, respectively. It is proposed that the orogeny occurring in the intracontinental setting can be initiated by continent itself and more likely by the interaction of different blocks within a continent when there was no involvement of plate tectonics and the distant effect derived from plate tectonics. Furthermore, the authors raise a number of questions concerning the fundamental continental issues such as the origin of early continents, the mechanism of continental evolution in the form of supercontinent and the essential differences of oceanic and continental lithospheres and their tectonic cycles. These issues are not related to plate tectonics or cannot be solved by the theory of plate tectonics. In summary, besides plate tectonics works on continents, continents have their own law governing the origin, preservation and evolution of continents. Therefore, it is suggested to further develop the continental study while deepening the theory of plate tectonics.
- continental tectonics,
- intracontinental orogeny,
- intracontinental orogeny mechanism,
- plate tectonics,
- tectonics

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