Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonothermal evolution of the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau (Songpan-Garzê, Longmen Shan area): Insights from thermochronological data and simple thermal modelling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 353, Issue , 2011, Pages 9-25

  Roger, Françoise ^a   Jolivet, Marc ^a,b   Cattin, Rodolphe ^a   Malavieille, Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COOLING; CRETACEOUS; EXHUMATION; GRANITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; JURASSIC; MAGMA; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

CHINA; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79953113833     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP353.2     Document Type: Article

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