New paleomagnetic results of the early Permian in the Xainza area, Tibetan Plateau and their paleogeographical implications

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 447-460

  Ran, Bo ^a   Wang, Chengshan ^b   Zhao, Xixi ^c   Li, Yalin ^b   He, Meng ^d   Zhu, Lidong ^a   Coe, Robert S ^c  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Liaoning Non ferrous Geological Exploration Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Lhasa Terrane; Paleogeography; Paleomagnetism; Permian; Xainza area

Indexed keywords

OROGENY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CHINA; XAINZA; XIZANG;

EID: 84863879692     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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