The 30th International Geological Congress was held in Beijing, China in August 1997. Leading scientists convened to present their findings and views to the international geological research community. Volume 6 of 26 focuses on global tectonic zones and supercontinent formation. All articles in the proceedings have been refereed and keynote papers have been included in Volume 1. These proceedings aim to present a view of contemporary geology and should be of interest to researchers in the geological sciences.
Tectonic framework and geodynamic evolution of eastern China, Ren Jishun et al; formation and evolution of Cenozoic continental rift belts in East Asia, Cui Shengqin; structural characteristics of Meso-Cenozoic continental rifts in eastern China, Chen Fajing et al; the tectonic evolution, basin development and rock-stratigraphic sequence of Jurassic-Cretaceous period in North China, Yigang Bao and Zhenfeng Liu; Tethyan evolution in South China and its environs, Wu Genyao; argument on re-recognition about the geotectonics of South China, Zhao Chonghe et al; evolution and structural styles of the Sichuan foreland basin, Cao Liguo and Liu Hefu; contribution to the plate-tectonic interpretation of Sanjiang-Area of western Yunnan, Wang Yizhao et al; lateral variation of crustal structure from Himalaya to Qilian and its implication on continental collision process, Zheng Rongsheng et al; comparative studies of the Cenozoic and the Mesozoic tectonics and evolution between West Kunlun-Pamir (China) and Pyrenees (France), Qu Guosheng et al; litospheric fabric of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Cui Junwen; petrology and geochemistry variations of Mesozoic and Cenozoic volcanism of the Tibetan Plateau and its dynamical inferences for lithospheric evolution of the Plateau, Zhang Shuangquan et al.