Meso-cenozoic uplift and exhumation history in the North Tianshan mountains

Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of China University of Mining and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Yao, Zhi Gang ^a,b   Zhou, Li Fa ^a   Gao, Pu ^b   Gao, Shan ^b   She, Gang ^b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN SHIYOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apatite; Fission track; Meso Cenozoic; North Tianshan; Uplifting exhumating history

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; APATITE FISSION TRACKS; CENOZOIC; EARLY CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FISSION TRACK; MESO-CENOZOIC; MIOCENE; RAPID COOLING EVENT; SIMULATION RESULT; TECTONIC ACTIVITY; TIANSHAN;

APATITE; FISSION REACTIONS; GRANITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 77349123570     PISSN: 10001964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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