North China Craton
Timeline of craton destruction

North China Craton

Section Title: Timeline of craton destruction
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Geological Event	Geological Structure Resulted

Carboniferous to Middle Jurassic (324-236 million years ago)	Subduction and closure of Paleo-Asian Ocean, with phases of magmatism observed.	Solonker Suture (North of the Craton)

Late Triassic (240-210 million years ago)	Suture between the North China Craton and the Yang Tze Craton by deep subduction and continental collision. Isotopic data showed that at least part of the craton root was destroyed.	Qinling-Dabie Orogen (South to Southwest of the Craton)

Jurassic (200-100 million years ago)	The Pacific Plate was subducted westward in an active continental margin setting. This result in new magmatic material (as shown by isotopic age) being aligned with the subduction zone, proving craton destruction.	Tan-Lu Fault (East of the Craton)

Cretaceous (130-120 million years ago)	Mode of tectonic switched to extension. The orogenic belt and plateau (Hubei collisional plateau and Yanshan belt) started to collapse, which also result in the replacement of magmatic material in the mantle root.	Bohai Bay Basin

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In North China Craton, the subduction and closure of Paleo-Asian Ocean occured from Carboniferous to Middle Jurassic (324-236 million years ago).

final_sentence: In North China Craton, the subduction and closure of Paleo-Asian Ocean occured from Carboniferous to Middle Jurassic (324-236 million years ago).