Geometric and temporal evolution of an extensional detachment fault, Hohhot metamorphic core complex, Inner Mongolia, China

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1003-1006

  Davis, Gregory A ^a   Darby, Brian J ^a   Yadong, Zheng ^b   Spell, Terry L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Daqing Shan; Detachment fault; Early Cretaceous; Gravitational collapse; Metamorphic core complex; Northern China

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULTS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DUCTILITY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

GEOLOGY;

COLLAPSE; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; GEOMETRY; METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA;

EID: 0036862069     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1003:GATEOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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