The role of the East Asian active margin in widespread extensional and strike-slip deformation in East Asia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 959-972

  Schellart, Wouter P ^a,b   Lister, G S ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back arc extension; East Asia; Normal faulting; Strike slip faulting; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; PLATE TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 27844439466     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-112     Document Type: Article

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