Tectonic evolution of a composite collision orogen: An overview on the Qinling-Tongbai-Hong'an-Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt in central China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1402-1428

  Wu, Yuan Bao ^a   Zheng, Yong Fei ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Central orogenic belt; Continent continent collision; HP UHP metamorphism; Multistage evolution

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; COLLISION ZONE; ECLOGITE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRANULITE FACIES; OROGENIC BELT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84874435404     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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