Structural style and tectonic significance of the Jianglang dome in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 765-779

  Yan, Dan Ping ^a,b   Zhou, Mei Fu ^b   Song, Honglin ^a   Fu, Zhaoren ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ductile slab; Jianglang Tectonic Dome; Schist complex; Sedimentary unit; South China; Tibet

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

JIANGLANG TECTONIC DOME (JTD);

TECTONICS;

DETACHMENT FAULT; DOME; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; SCHIST; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0242600560     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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