Pattern and kinematic polarity of late Mesozoic extension in continental NE Asia: Perspectives from metamorphic core complexes

Tectonics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Wang, Tao ^a   Zheng, Yadong ^b   Zhang, Jinjiang ^b   Zeng, Lingsen ^a   Donskaya, Tatiana ^c   Guo, Lei ^a   Li, Jianbo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; SILICATE MINERALS;

BACK-ARC; COMBINED EFFECT; CRUSTAL THICKENINGS; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; FAR-FIELD EFFECT; GRAVITATIONAL LOADING; JURASSIC; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; MYLONITES; NORTH CHINA; NORTH CHINA CRATON; OKHOTSK; PACIFIC PLATES; TRANSBAIKALIA; U-PB ZIRCON AGES;

TECTONICS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DETACHMENT FAULT; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KINEMATICS; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM; MYLONITE; SUBDUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 81255147794     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011TC002896     Document Type: Review

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