Paleo-Asian and Tethyan tectonic systems with docking the Tarim block;塔里木地块与古亚洲/特提斯构造体系的对接

Yanshi Xuebao/Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Xu, Zhi Qin ^a   Li, Si Tian ^b   Zhang, Jian Xin ^a   Jang, Jing Sui ^a   He, Bi Zhu ^a   Li, Hai Bing ^a   Lin, Chang Song ^b   Cai, Zhi Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Docking; Paleo Asian system; Tarim block; Tethyan system

Indexed keywords

EID: 85177188902     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: 20958927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.0000/c851ddee08e24a8ba60ff12acfa0fbf8     Document Type: Article

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