Differential destruction of the North China Craton: A tectonic perspective

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-82

  Tang, Yan Jie ^a   Zhang, Hong Fu ^a,b   Santosh, M ^c   Ying, Ji Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Craton destruction; North China Craton; Oceanic plate; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle; Subduction tectonics

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OCEANIC CRUST; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84885927257     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.047     Document Type: Article

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