Tectonostratigraphic and geochronologic constraints on evolution of the northeast Paleotethys from the Songpan-Ganzi complex, central China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 451, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 331-345

  Weislogel, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Paleotethys; Songpan Ganzi; Stratigraphy; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; SHRIMP DATING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBDUCTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TETHYS; TRIASSIC; TURBIDITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SONGPAN-GANZI BASIN; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; YIDUN ARC;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 41349098311     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.053     Document Type: Article

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