Structural and geochronological evidence for Early Cretaceous orogen-parallel extension of the ductile lithosphere in the northern Dabie orogenic belt, East China

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-380

  Wang, Yongsheng ^a   Xiang, Biwei ^b   Zhu, Guang ^a   Jiang, Dazhi ^c  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Dabie orogenic belt; North Dabie dome; Orogen parallel extension; Wuhe Shuihou shear zone; Xiaotian Mozitan shear zone

Indexed keywords

40AR-39AR DATING; DABIE OROGENIC BELT; NORTH DABIE DOME; OROGEN-PARALLEL EXTENSION; WUHE-SHUIHOU SHEAR ZONE; XIAOTIAN-MOZITAN SHEAR ZONE;

DEFORMATION; DOMES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; KINEMATICS; MICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRETACEOUS; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79951648070     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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