Caledonian reactivation and reworking of Timanian thrust systems and implications for latest Mesoproterozoic to mid-Paleozoic tectonics and magmatism in northern Baltica [version 2... by Eirik Stokmo, Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

“…This has the following implications: (1) the Seiland Igneous Province likely formed in a backarc setting, (2) metasedimentary rocks of the Kalak Nappe Complex deposited along the Baltican margin of the Iapetus Ocean, possibly in a late–post-Grenvillian collapse basin, (3) the Iapetus Ocean was much narrower than the several thousands of kilometers width commonly proposed, and (4) early Neoproterozoic magmatism in northern Norway is possibly related to the initial breakup of Rodinia.…”
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Geochronology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic–Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Xinlin area, northeastern China: new constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Erguna block... by Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Chenglu Li, Masroor Alam, Zhichao Song, Xiannan Zhu, Anzong Fu, Wenpeng Yang

“…Our findings, along with previous studies, suggest that Neoproterozoic intrusive rocks were formed during the breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent. The Paleozoic intrusive rocks are associated with the collision and amalgamation of the Erguna and Xing’an blocks, as well as the Songnen and Xing’an blocks. …”
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