Studies on structures of granitic plutons and granitic tectonic dynamics

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-113

  Wang, Tao ^a   Wang, Xiaoxia ^b   Zheng, Yadong ^c   Hong, Dawei ^a   Wang, Xinshe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deformation marker; Granitic pluton; Magma emplacement; Regional tectonic dynamics; Timing marker

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EMPLACEMENT; FOLD; GRANITE; LITHOSPHERE; PLUTON; RHEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TERRANE; UPLIFT;

EID: 34250623693     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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