Evolution of the Yiwulushan metamorphic core complex from distributed to localized deformation and its tectonic implications

Tectonics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Bilong ^a   Zhu, Guang ^a   Jiang, Dazhi ^b   Li, Changcheng ^b   Chen, Yin ^a,b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CORE COMPLEX; EARLY CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC; LATE CRETACEOUS; LITHOSPHERIC THINNING; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; NORMAL FAULTS; NORTH CHINA CRATON; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; JURASSIC; NORMAL FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84865343433     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012TC003104     Document Type: Article

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