Lateral variation of crustal structure in the Ordos block and surrounding regions, North China, and its tectonic implications

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 387, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-211

  Wang, Chun Yong ^a   Sandvol, E ^b   Zhu, L ^c   Lou, Hai ^a   Yao, Zhixiang ^a   Luo, Xinghua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition; Crustal structure; Ordos block; Poisson's ratio; Teleseismic receiver function

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; NORTHEASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAUX; ORDOS BLOCK; POISSON'S RATIO; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES; TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS; TELESEISMIC RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; TRANSTENSIONAL TECTONICS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; POISSON RATIO; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STACKING; TECTONIC SETTING; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSTENSION; UNDERPLATING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84890064593     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.033     Document Type: Article

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