The timing of tectonic transition from compression to extension in Dabieshan: Evidence from Mesozoic granites

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-462

  Ma, Changqian ^a   Yang, Kunguang ^a   Ming, Houli ^a   Lin, Guangchun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dabieshan Mountains; Extensional collapse; Granite; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MELTING; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

BIOTITES; TECTONIC TRANSITIONS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

COMPRESSION; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; TECTONICS;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4143102370     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0195     Document Type: Article

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