A new vision of the intracontinental evolution of the eastern Kunlun Mountains, Northern Qinghai-Tibet plateau, China

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 357-362

  Yuan, W M ^a   Zhang, X T ^b   Dong, J Q ^a   Tang, Y H ^a   Yu, F S ^a   Wang, S C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Apatite; Eastern Kunlun; Fission track; Intracontinental evolution; Qinghai Tibet plateau; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTRACONTINENTAL EVOLUTION;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0041862869     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00151-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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