Deformation characteristics and genesis of the Waziyu metamorphic core complex in western Liaoning of China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1764-1781

  Zhang, BiLong ^a   Zhu, Guang ^a   Chen, Yin ^a   Piao, XueFeng ^a   Ju, LinXue ^a   Wang, HaoQian ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; complex; core; craton; dating; destruction; detachment; metamorphic; model; rolling hinge; shear; Waziyu; zone

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX; CORE; CRATON; DATING; DESTRUCTION; DETACHMENT; METAMORPHIC; ROLLING-HINGE; SHEAR; WAZIYU; ZONE;

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; MICA; MODELS; QUARTZ;

TECTONICS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASIN EVOLUTION; BIOTITE; CRATON; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MUSCOVITE; MYLONITE; SHEAR ZONE;

CHINA; FUXIN; LIAONING; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; YIXIAN;

EID: 84868131607     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-012-4495-z     Document Type: Article

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