Structural signatures and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Indosinian Xuefengshan tectonic belt, South China Block

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 985-998

  Wang, Yuejun ^a   Zhang, Yanhua ^b   Fan, Weiming ^a   Peng, Touping ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Indosinian; Positive flower structure; South China Block; Tectonic fabrics; Xuefengshan tectonic belt

Indexed keywords

KINEMATIC INDICATORS; METAMORPHISM; STRUCTURAL SIGNATURES; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON; GEOLOGY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); KINEMATICS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; TECTONICS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; FAULT ZONE; MESOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; WORLD;

EID: 22144459397     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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