New findings of Paleoproterozoic orthogneisses in the eastern Yangtze Block.
A-type granite protolith for orthogneisses that formed in a post-orogenic setting.
The 1.85 Ga A-type magmatism led to overall craton stabilization in the Yangtze Block.
A coherent Paleoproterozoic basement beneath the Yangtze Block.
The Yangtze Block represents an important part of the Columbia supercontinent.