Mesozoic and Cenozoic evolution of the Russian Far East: Implications for geodynamics and gold deposits

Paleogeodynamic reconstructions and recent studies of plate tectonics are used to portray the Mesozoic-Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Russian Far East as alternating subduction and transform (Californian type) events. In the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, along with these tectonic events, and other large-scale processes, the region underwent multiple periods of gold mineralization. This paper interprets the spatial-temporal distribution of diverse gold mineralizations with respect to heterogeneous major tectonic events.