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Stephan Mueller Spec. Publ. Ser., 4, 11–33, 2009
https://doi.org/10.5194/smsps-4-11-2009
Stephan Mueller Spec. Publ. Ser., 4, 11–33, 2009
https://doi.org/10.5194/smsps-4-11-2009

  17 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009

Summary of Northeast Asia geodynamics and tectonics*

L. M. Parfenov†,1, G. Badarch2, N. A. Berzin3, A. I. Khanchuk4, M. I. Kuzmin5, W. J. Nokleberg6, A. V. Prokopiev1, M. Ogasawara7, and H. Yan8 L. M. Parfenov et al.
  • 1Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia
  • 2Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • 3Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 4Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
  • 5Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
  • 6US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, USA
  • 7Geological Survey of Japan/AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
  • 8Jilin University, Changchun, China
  • deceased

Abstract. The compilation, synthesis, description, and interpretation of regional geology and tectonics of major regions, such as Northeast Asia (Eastern Russia, Mongolia, Northern China, South Korea, and Japan) and the Circum-North Pacific (the Russian Far East, Alaska, and Canadian Cordillera), requires a complex methodology that includes: (1) definitions of key terms; (2) compilation of a regional geodynamics map that can be constructed according to modern tectonic concepts and definitions; and (3) formulation of a comprehensive tectonic model. This article presents a summary of the regional dynamics and tectonics of Northeast Asia as developed for a new summary geodynamics map of the region. This article also describes how a high-quality summary geodynamics map and companion tectonic analysis substantially aids in the understanding of the origin of major rock units, major structures, and contained mineral and fuel resources, and provides important guidelines for new research.

* Prepared in memory of Leonid M. Parfenov, the leader of the geodynamics map team for the International collaborative project on NE Asia tectonics and metallogenesis.

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