Abstract:

Placing the main structural features of the Northeast China into Northeast Asia area, to analyze the tectonic setting, the Northeast Asia Late Mesozoic-Paleogene tectonic evolution can be divided into three periods: 1) the Middle-Late Jurassic, extension of the Tethys Ocean and the collision between North America and ancient Eurasia continental plate, resulting in Mongolia-Okhotsk Gulf closure and the formation of large-scale deep-level thrust in Mongolia and the North China block, and a long-range stacking effect in southern Mongolia and the northern margin of the North China block. 2) Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, the combined effects of Tethys Ocean, the Eurasian continental plate and the Paleo-Pacific tectonic domain (including the old Pacific or Izanaqi plate),resulted in continental crust creeping eastward, stretching and block breaking activities, which were, accompanied by development of a small rift basin group and metamorphic core complexes. 3) Early Cretaceous (Late Albian)-Neogene (Miocene), the combined effects of the tectonic domain between Tethys (later including the Indian plate), the Pacific tectonic domain (including Izanaqi plate) and Eurasia continental plate resulted in Izanaqi ocean disappeared, the collision between the Okhotsk Oceanic micro-plate and the Eurasian continent, and the formations of the Eurasian continental margin volcanic belt and the depression basin on the continental margin. During 100-60 Ma, the interaction between the Pacific tectonic domain (including Izanaqi plate) and the Eurasian continent,had a major influence on the eastern edge of the Eurasian continent and caused continental lithospheric-crust thinning, the change of mantle type and a strong deep magmatic activity. Meanwhile, producing a series of the surface block effects related to the continental margin faulted block activities.

Key words: Northeast Asia, Late Mesozoic, tectonic framework, relationship between tectonic domain, tectonics