North China and South China collision: Insights from analogue modeling

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 38-51

  Zhang, Kai Jun ^a,b   Cai, Jian Xin ^a,b   Zhu, Jun Xing ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analogue modeling; Continental collision; North China; South China

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; MESOZOIC; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE-SULU BELT; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 33748061306     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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