Crustal shortening on the margins of the tien shan, xinjiang, China

International Geology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 665-700

  Burchfiel, B C ^a   Brown, E T ^b   Qidong, Deng ^c   Xianyue, Feng ^d   Jun, Li ^d   Molnar, Peter ^a   Jianbang, Shi ^d   Zhangming, Wu ^c   Huichuan, You ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; MOUNTAIN REGION;

CHINA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0033388998     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819909465164     Document Type: Article

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