Lateral variation of the strength of lithosphere across the eastern North China Craton: New constraints on lithospheric disruption

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 1047-1059

  Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Deng, Yangfan ^b   Teng, Jiwen ^a   Zhang, Xi ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Panza, Giuliano ^c,d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Archean North China Craton; Delamination; Lithospheric strength; Thermal erosion; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; FAULT; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT; RHEOLOGY;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84866048056     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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