Vertical and horizontal strain partitioning of the Central Tianshan (NW China): Evidence from structures and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1605-1621

  Yang, T N ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Li, J Y ^a   Sun, G H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b China University of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Fold and thrust; Mylonite; Orthogonal convergence; Strain partitioning

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL TIANSHAN MAGMATIC ARC ASSEMBLAGE; MYLONITE; ORTHOGONAL CONVERGENCE; STRAIN PARTITIONING;

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; STRAIN PARTITIONING; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 34848847203     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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