Crustal growth and tectonic evolution of the Tianshan orogenic belt, NW China: A receiver function analysis

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-52

  He, Chuansong ^a   Santosh, M ^b   Chen, Xuanhua ^c   Li, Xiaoyan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Double Moho Ps; H k stacking; Receiver function; Tectonics; Tianshan orogenic belt

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PHANEROZOIC; STACKING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPPER MANTLE;

TIEN SHAN;

EID: 84896029614     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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