Structural and geochronological constraints on the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the North Dabashan zone, South Qinling, central China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-114

  Li, Jianhua ^a,b   Zhang, Yueqiao ^a   Dong, Shuwen ^a   Shi, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Collisional orogeny; Dabashan belt; Intra continental orogeny; Mesozoic; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; JURASSIC; KINEMATICS; MESOZOIC; OROGENIC BELT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CHINA; DABA MOUNTAINS; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84878031158     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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