Geometry and timing of Mesozoic deformation in the western part of the Xuefeng Tectonic Belt, South China: Implications for intra-continental deformation

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 330-338

  Liu, Liping ^a,b   Li, Sanzhong ^b,c   Dai, Liming ^b,c   Suo, Yanhui ^b,c   Liu, Bo ^b,c   Zhang, Guowei ^b,d   Wang, Yuejun ^e   Liu, Enshan ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^f Danggang Oil Field   (China)

Author keywords

Fold superposition; Mesozoic; South China; Strike slip fault; Thrust; Xuefeng Tectonic Belt

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; FOLD; GEOMETRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MESOZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

CHINA; HUNAN; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; XUEFENG MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84859060905     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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