Tectonic evolution of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-14

  Pan, Guitang ^a,b   Wang, Liquan ^a   Li, Rongshe ^c   Yuan, Sihua ^d   Ji, Wenhua ^c   Yin, Fuguang ^a   Zhang, Wanping ^a   Wang, Baodi ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF DISASTER PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Composite island arc basin systems; Geological mapping; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Tectonic evolution; Tethyan Ocean

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GONDWANA; INDIAN PLATE; ISLAND ARC; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; OROGENY; PLATEAU; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84862808224     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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