Mushroom structure of the lithospheric mantle and its genesis at depth revisited

Geology in China

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 737-758

  Yuan, Xue Cheng ^a  

^a CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

East Asia; Lithosphere; Mushroom structure; Western Pacific

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRUSTAL THINNING; FOLDING; GEODESY; GEOPHYSICS; INDIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PACIFIC PLATE; PALEOZOIC; SUBDUCTION; UPWELLING;

ASIA; CAROLINE BASIN; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDONESIA; JILIN; LIAONING; MALAY PENINSULA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; SEA OF JAPAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; YELLOW SEA;

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EID: 37749052894     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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