Destruction of the North China Craton: Lithosphere folding-induced removal of lithospheric mantle?

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-17

  Zhang, Kai Jun ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Craton destruction; Lithosphere folding; Lithospheric dripping; North China

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATON; CRUSTAL THICKENING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SYNCLINE; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 80052030436     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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