Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the Trans-North China Orogen: Toward a comprehensive model

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-211

  Trap, Pierre ^a   Faure, Michel ^b   Lin, Wei ^c   Le Breton, Nicole ^b   Monié, Patrick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Collision; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Pseudosection; Trans North China Orogen

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; GEODYNAMICS; NAPPE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; PROTEROZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84864372976     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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