Numerical investigation of the geodynamic mechanism for the late Jurassic deformation of the Ordos block and surrounding orogenic belts

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 623-633

  Sun, Yujun ^a   Dong, Shuwen ^a   Zhang, Huai ^b   Shi, Yaolin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Late Jurassic; Multi direction convergence; Numerical model; Ordos block; Tectonic regime

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; JURASSIC; MESOZOIC; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENIC BELT; PACIFIC PLATE; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 84949202797     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.08.033     Document Type: Article

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