Evolution of the Hongzhen metamorphic core complex: Evidence for Early Cretaceous extension in the eastern Yangtze craton, eastern China

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 506-516

  Zhu, Guang ^a   Xie, Cheng Long ^a   Chen, Wen ^b   Xiang, Bi Wei ^a   Hu, Zhao Qi ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING AGE; CORE COMPLEX; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; EARLY CRETACEOUS; EASTERN CHINA; LATE CRETACEOUS; MESOSTRUCTURES; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; MORPHIC; MUSCOVITE GRAINS; MYLONITES; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; PERMIAN; SHEAR ZONE; TRIASSIC;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MICA; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

TECTONICS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FOOTWALL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HANGING WALL; LINEATION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PERMIAN; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; DONGLING MOUNTAIN; XISHAN; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 77950976777     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30028.1     Document Type: Article

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