Cenozoic tectonic and geodynamic evolution of the Kyrgyz Tien Shan Mountains: A review of geological, thermochronological and geophysical data

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Buslov, M M ^a   De Grave, J ^b   Bataleva, E A V ^c   Batalev, V Yu ^c  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c International Geodynamics Research Center   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Geodynamic evolution; India Asia collision; Thermochronology; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; STRAIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 33847058160     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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