Correlation between crustal thickness and poisson's ratio in the North China craton and its implication for lithospheric thinning

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-330

  Ji, Shaocheng ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Yang, Wencai ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal composition; Lithospheric thinning; North China craton; Poisson's ratio; Underplating of mafic magma

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL THINNING; FELSIC ROCK; LITHOSPHERE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MESOZOIC; POISSON RATIO; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UNDERPLATING;

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

EID: 67649216638     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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