Late mesozoic metamorphic core complexes new constraints on lithosphere thinning in North China

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 633-638

  Liu, Junlai ^a,b   Guan, Huimei ^a,b   Ji, Mo ^a,b   Hu, Ling ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Key Lab of Lithosphere Tectonics and Lithoprobing Tech of the Min of Education Univ of Geosci   (China)

Author keywords

Late mesozoic; Lithosphere extension and thinning; Metamorphic core complex; North china

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GEOMETRIC ASYMMETRIES; LATE MESOZOIC; LITHOSPHERE EXTENSIONS; LITHOSPHERE THINNING; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; NORTH CHINA; PLUME MODELING; STRUCTURAL STYLES; TIME SPAN;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 84899775151     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10020070612330045     Document Type: Article

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