Concordant structural variations from the surface to the base of the upper mantle in the North China Craton and its tectonic implications

Lithos

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 96-115

  Chen, Ling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Concordant structural variation; Lithospheric reactivation; North China Craton; Pacific subduction; Pre existing structure

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRATON; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PHANEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS;

EID: 77956830016     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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