Intracontinental strike-slip faults, associated magmatism, mineral systems and mantle dynamics: Examples from NW China and Altay-Sayan (Siberia)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 325-346

  Pirajno, Franco ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altay Sayan; Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Orogenic belt; Strike slip fault; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; PORPHYRY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; SIBERIA;

EID: 77954660785     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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