Deformation history of the Hengshan-Wutai-Fuping Complexes: Implications for the evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen

Gondwana Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 611-631

  Li, Sanzhong ^a,b   Zhao, Guochun ^b   Wilde, Simon A ^c   Zhang, Jian ^b   Sun, Min ^b   Zhang, Guowei ^a,d   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collision; High pressure granulite; Retrograded eclogite; Subduction; Trans North China Orogen; Wutai Hengshan Fuping Complexes

Indexed keywords

ARC-ARC COLLISION; CRATON; DEFORMATION; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77956462864     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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