Crustal structure and extensional deformation of thinned lithosphere in Northern China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 508, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 62-72

  Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Chen, Qifu ^b   Bai, Zhiming ^a   Chen, Yong ^b   Badal, José ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Extensional factor; Lithosphere thinning; North China Plain; Yanshan Mountain Folded Belt

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL FACTOR; LITHOSPHERE THINNING; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; YANSHAN MOUNTAIN FOLDED BELT;

LANDFORMS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION; FOLD BELT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MANTLE STRUCTURE; TRANSITION ZONE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 79961021016     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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