New constraints on the structure, thermochronology, and timing of the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, SE Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B4, 2001, Pages 6683-6732

  Leloup, P H ^a   Arnaud, N ^b   Lacassin, R ^a   Kienast, J R ^c   Harrison, T M ^d   Phan Trong, T T ^e   Replumaz, A ^a   Tapponnier, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DEFORMATION; PETROGRAPHY; SHEAR ZONE; TERTIARY; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

AIAO SHAN-RED RIVER SHEAR ZONE; CHINA;

EID: 0034951722     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900322     Document Type: Article

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