Nature of accretion related to Paleo-Tethys subduction recorded in northern Thailand: Constraints from mélange kinematics and illite crystallinity

Gondwana Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-320

  Hara, Hidetoshi ^a   Wakita, Koji ^a   Ueno, Katsumi ^b   Kamata, Yoshihito ^c   Hisada, Ken ichiro ^d   Charusiri, Punya ^e   Charoentitirat, Thasinee ^e   Chaodumrong, Pol ^f  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Inthanon zone; Low grade metamorphism; Paleo Tethys; Shear deformation; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRYSTALLINITY; DEFORMATION; ILLITE; KINEMATICS; MELANGE; METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TETHYS; THRUST;

THAILAND;

EID: 67650854866     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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