The tectonic evolution of the Songpan-Garzê (North Tibet) and adjacent areas from Proterozoic to Present: A synthesis

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-269

  Roger, Françoise ^a   Jolivet, Marc ^a   Malavieille, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Geodynamic; India Asia collision; Neoproterozoic; Songpan Garz ; Triassic orogeny

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COMPRESSION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FOLD BELT; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TERTIARY; TRIASSIC;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QIANGTANG BASIN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SICHUAN; SONGPAN-GARZE FOLD BELT; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; XIZANG;

EID: 77953650974     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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