Cenozoic and Mesozoic metamorphism in the Longmenshan orogen: Implications for geodynamic models of eastern Tibet

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 745-748

  Wallis, Simon ^a   Tsujimori, Tatsuki ^b   Aoya, Mutsuki ^a   Kawakami, Tetsuo ^c   Terada, Kentaro ^d   Suzuki, Kazuhiro ^a   Hyodo, Hironobu ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cenozoic tectonics; Metamorphism; Radiometric dating; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; MICA;

GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM;

CHINA;

EID: 0141460639     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19562.1     Document Type: Article

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