Mesozoic doming extensional tectonics of Wugongshan, South China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 601-608

  Shu, Liangshu ^a   Sun, Yan ^a   Wang, Dezi ^a   Faure, M ^b   Monie, P ^c   Charvet, J ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Extensional tectonics; Granitic dome; Kinematic analysis; Mesozoic; Wugongshan

Indexed keywords

DOME; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRANITE; MESOZOIC;

CHINA;

EID: 0032455547     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02878742     Document Type: Article

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