The Late Triassic and Late Jurassic stress fields and tectonic transmission of North China craton

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Hou, Guiting ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Hari, K R ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b GovtVYTPG Autonomous College Durg   (India)

Author keywords

Mesozoic stress fields; North China craton; Qinling Dabie Sulu Orogens; Tanlu Fault; Tectonic transmission

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JURASSIC; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TRIASSIC;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77954659961     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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