Some problems in the study of Mesozoic extensional structure in the North China craton and its significance for the study of lithospheric thinning

Geological Bulletin of China

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1154-1166

  Wang, Tao ^a   Zheng, Ya Dong ^b   Zhang, Jin Jiang ^b   Wang, Xin She ^a   Zeng, Ling Sen ^a   Tong, Ying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanism of crustal thinning; Metamorphic core complex; North China; Shear type; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149336770     PISSN: 16712552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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