Evolution of the Xiaotian-Mozitan fault and its implications for exhumation of Dabie HP-UHP rocks

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-722

  Xiang, Biwei ^a   Wang, Yongsheng ^a   Li, Changcheng ^b   Zhu, Guang ^a   Shi, Yonghong ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittle normal fault; Ductile shear zone; Exhumation boundary; Xiaotian Mozitan fault zone

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIPS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AXIS FABRICS; BRITTLE NORMAL FAULT; DABIE OROGENIC BELT; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; EARLY CRETACEOUS; EXHUMATION BOUNDARY; FAULT ZONE; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; NORMAL FAULTS; XIAOTIAN-MOZITAN FAULT ZONE;

QUARTZ;

EID: 46449127145     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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