Mesozoic tectonics in the Eastern Block of the North China Craton: Implications for subduction of the Pacific plate beneath the Eurasian plate

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 280, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-188

  Li, San Zhong ^a   Kusky, Timothy M ^a,b   Zhao, G ^c   Wu, F ^d   Liu, J Z ^e   Sun, M ^c   Wang, L ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; EURASIAN PLATE; MESOZOIC; PACIFIC PLATE; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC PLATE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; BOHAI BAY; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JILIN; LIAODONG PENINSULA; LIAONING; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 34447560895     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP280.8     Document Type: Article

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