Cretaceous palaeomagnetic results from Hainan Island in south China supporting the extrusion model of Southeast Asia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 133-144

  Liu, Yu Yan ^a   Morinaga, Hayao ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Extrusion model; India Asia collision; Palaeomagnetism; Redbeds; South China block

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EXTRUSION; KINEMATICS; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONICS;

CHINA;

EID: 0033555171     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00216-9     Document Type: Article

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