Crustal tectonic framework of northern Xinjiang and adjacent regions and its formation

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-168

  Li, Jinyi ^a   He, Guoqi ^b   Xu, Xin ^c   Li, Huaqin ^d   Sun, Guihua ^a   Yang, Tiannan ^a   Gao, Liming ^a   Zhu, Zhixin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Xinjiang Resources and Environment Center   (China)

^d Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal tectonic framework; Imbrication; Lithosphere; Mantle; Mosaic; Northern Xinjiang and adjacent regions; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE; OROGENIC BELT; PLATE TECTONICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

SINIA;

EID: 33745003893     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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