Phanerozoic polyorogenic deformation in southern Jiuling Massif, northern South China block: Constraints from structural analysis and geochronology

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-130

  Chu, Yang ^a   Lin, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Jiuling Massif; Phanerozoic; Polyphase deformation; South China

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; LINEATION; OROGENY; PHANEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; JIULING MASSIF; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84896548772     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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