The Paleoproterozoic North Hebei Orogen: North China craton's collisional suture with the Columbia supercontinent

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 4-28

  Kusky, Timothy ^a,b   Li, Jianghai ^c   Santosh, M ^d  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Columbia supercontinent; Domal uplift; Extensional tectonics; Mafic dike swarm; North China craton; Rift aulacogen

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUPERCONTINENT; SUTURE ZONE;

COLUMBIA [MISSOURI]; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250816818     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.11.012     Document Type: Review

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