“Yanshanian Movement” induced by the westward subduction of the paleo–Pacific plate
Mountain building (orogeny) has a strong causal relationship with compression induced by plate drifting. It is generally accepted that orogenic belts are distributed perpendicular to the direction of plate movement. Extensive Late Mesozoic intra-continental deformations occurred around the North Chi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Solid Earth Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451912X20300106 |