Lithospheric thinning in eastern Asia; constraints, evolution, and tests of models

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 280, Issue , 2007, Pages 331-343

  Kusky, Timothy M ^a   Windley, B F ^b   Zhai, M G ^c  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; MANTLE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; TECTONICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 34447535515     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP280.18     Document Type: Review

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