Contrasted tectonic styles for the Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton. Evidence for a ∼2.1 Ga thermal and tectonic event in the Fuping Massif

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1109-1125

  Trap, P ^a   Faure, M ^a   Lin, W ^b   Bruguier, O ^c   Monie P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Dome and basin structure; Ductile shearing; Paleoproterozoic geodynamics; Syntectonic plutonism; Trans North China Belt

Indexed keywords

DOME-AND-BASIN STRUCTURE; DUCTILE SHEARING; NORTH CHINA CRATON; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; PALEOPROTEROZOIC GEODYNAMICS; SYNTECTONIC PLUTONISM; TRANS-NORTH CHINA BELT;

GALLIUM; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

TECTONICS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DOME; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 49949101878     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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