Tectonics of the North Qilian orogen, NW China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1378-1401

  Song, Shuguang ^a   Niu, Yaoling ^b,c   Su, Li ^d   Xia, Xiaohong ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d China University of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

Arc and back arc basin; High pressure metamorphism; Oceanic suture zone; Ophiolite; Qilian Orogen; Subduction and collision

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONICS;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84875376803     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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