Late paleozoic closure of the ob-zaisan ocean along the irtysh shear zone (NW China): Implications for arc amalgamation and oroclinal bending in the central Asian orogenic belt

The largest accretionary orogen in the world, the Central Asian orogenic belt, has evolved through the assembly of various oceanic and continental blocks. Understanding the processes associated with the development of this orogenic belt relies on precise recognition of the boundaries between various...

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Main Authors: Li, P., Sun, M., Rosenbaum, G., Jourdan, Fred, Li, S., Cai, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53617