Structural pattern of the wutai complex and its constraints on the tectonic framework of the trans-North China orogen

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 212-229

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^a   Li, Sanzhong ^b   Sun, Min ^a   Chan, Lung S ^a   Shen, Wenlue ^a   Liu, Shuwen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Archean; Deformation; Paleoproterozoic; Tectonic evolution; Trans North China Orogen; Wutai

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC WEDGE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANXI; WUTAI;

EID: 84857640187     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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