Paleomagnetism of late Mesozoic rocks from northeastern China: The role of the Tan-Lu fault in the North China Block

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 301-319

  Uchimura, H ^a   Kono, M ^b   Tsunakawa, H ^a   Kimura, G ^c   Wei, Q ^d   Hao, T ^d   Liu, H ^e  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e Tianjin Institute of Geology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOZOIC; PALAEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE SLIP; TAN-LU FAULT; TECTONIC ROTATION;

CHINA, NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 0030423644     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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