Structure and evolution of the Early Cretaceous Dabieshan metamorphic core complex

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-180

  Ji, Wenbin ^a,b   Lin, Wei ^a   Shi, Yonghong ^c   Wang, Qingchen ^a   Chu, Yang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dabieshan; Extensional tectonics; Metamorphic core complex; The destruction of the North China Craton; UHP metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FRACTURE ZONE; GNEISS; MAGMATISM; MIGMATITE; MIGMATIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84861161255     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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