Carboniferous-Triassic subduction and accretion in the western Kunlun, China: Implications for the collisional and accretionary tectonics of the northern Tibetan Plateau

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Xiao, Wen Jiao ^a   Windley, Brian F ^a   Chen, Han Lin ^a   Zhang, Guo Cheng ^a   Li, Ji Liang ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Accretion; Accretionary prism; Arc; Subduction; Western Kunlun

Indexed keywords

TRIASSIC SUBDUCTION;

CARBONATES; CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; SANDSTONE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOLOGY;

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRIASSIC;

CHINA;

EID: 84879880445     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0295:CTSAAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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