Compound orogeny and scientific problems concerning the Central Orogenic Belt of China

Geology in China

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Yang, Jing Sui ^a   Xu, Zhi Qin ^a   Ma, Chang Qian ^b   Wu, Cai Lai ^a   Zhang, Jian Xin ^a   Wang, Zhong Qi ^c   Wang, Guo Can ^b   Zhang, Hong Fei ^b   Dong, Yun Peng ^d   Lai, Shao Cong ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central orogenic belt; Compound orogeny; Orogenic dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77951854162     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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