An analysis of principal features of tectonic evolution in South China Block

Geological Bulletin of China

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1035-1053

  Shu, Liang Shu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intracontinental orogeny; Magmatism; Metallization; Plate tectonics; South China; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODYNAMICS; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

SINIA;

EID: 84882852953     PISSN: 16712552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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