Metamorphic Core Complex dynamics and structural development: Field evidences from the Liaodong Peninsula (China, East Asia)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 560-561, Issue , 2012, Pages 22-50

  Charles, Nicolas ^a,b,d   Gumiaux, Charles ^a,b   Augier, Romain ^a,b   Chen, Yan ^a,b   Faure, Michel ^a,b   Lin, Wei ^c   Zhu, Rixiang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UMR 7327   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

AMS; Continental extension; East Asia; MCC development; Partial melting; Wide rift

Indexed keywords

AMS; CONTINENTAL EXTENSION; EAST ASIA; MCC DEVELOPMENT; PARTIAL MELTING; WIDE RIFT;

DEFORMATION; DOMES; DYNAMICS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MELTING;

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL MELTING; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; LIAODONG PENINSULA; LIAONING;

EID: 84864345767     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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