Tectonic evolution of the East Qinling Mountains, China, in the Palaeozoic: A review and new tectonic model

Tectonophysics

Volumn 253, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 271-284

  Xue, F ^a,b,c   Lerch, M F ^a,d   Kroner A ^a   Reischmann, T ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Shell UK Exploration and Production Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA, SHAANXI, QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029729973     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00060-7     Document Type: Review

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