The louzidian normal fault near chifeng, inner mongolia: Master fault of a quasi-metamorphic core complex

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-264

  Han, Bao Fu ^a   Zheng, Yadong ^a   Gan, Jiangwu ^a   Chang, Zhaoshan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MYLONITE; NORMAL FAULT;

CHIFENG; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 0034896242     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810109465012     Document Type: Article

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