Structural framework of a major intracontinental orogenic termination zone: The easternmost Tien Shan, China

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 575-590

  Cunningham, Dickson ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^b   Snee, Larry W ^c   Li, Jiliang ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Intracontinental belts; Tectonics; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT;

CHINA;

EID: 0041846673     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-122     Document Type: Article

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