Accretionary tectonics of the Western Kunlun Orogen, China: A Paleozoic-Early Mesozoic, long-lived active continental margin with implications for the growth of Southern Eurasia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 687-705

  Xiao, W J ^a   Windley, B F ^a,b   Liu, D Y ^a,c   Jian, P ^a,c   Lui, C Z ^a   Yuan, C ^a,d   Sun, M ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACTIVE MARGIN; OROGENIC BELT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; WORLD;

EID: 27744486538     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/449326     Document Type: Article

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