The origin of the Baydaric microcontinent, Mongolia: Constraints from paleomagnetism and geochronology

Tectonophysics

Volumn 485, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 306-320

  Levashova, Natalia M ^a   Kalugin, Valery M ^b   Gibsher, Anatoly S ^b   Yff, Jessica ^c   Ryabinin, Alexander B ^b   Meert, Joseph G ^c   Malone, Shawn J ^c  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Department of Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central Asia orogenic belt; Geochronology; Mongolia; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAMBRIANS; CENTRAL ASIA; CENTRAL ASIAN OROGENIC BELT; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; KAZAKHSTAN; MONGOLIA; MOSAIC STRUCTURE; NEOPROTEROZOIC; OROGENIC BELTS; PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT; SOUTH CHINA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL DEMAGNETIZATION; VOLCANICS;

ABLATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETISM; LEAD;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CONGLOMERATE; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; KAZAKHSTAN; MONGOLIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 77950540716     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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