Mesozoic overthrust tectonics in south China

Research Article| May 01, 1988 Mesozoic overthrust tectonics in south China Kenneth J. Hsü; Kenneth J. Hsü 1Geological Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sun Shu; Sun Shu 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Li Jiliang; Li Jiliang 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Chen Haihong; Chen Haihong 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pen Haipo; Pen Haipo 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. M. C. Sengor A. M. C. Sengor 3I.T.U. Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji, Istanbul, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Kenneth J. Hsü 1Geological Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland Sun Shu 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Li Jiliang 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Chen Haihong 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China Pen Haipo 2Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China A. M. C. Sengor 3I.T.U. Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji, Istanbul, Turkey Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (5): 418–421. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0418:MOTISC>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Kenneth J. Hsü, Sun Shu, Li Jiliang, Chen Haihong, Pen Haipo, A. M. C. Sengor; Mesozoic overthrust tectonics in south China. Geology 1988;; 16 (5): 418–421. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0418:MOTISC>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Whether south China was a platform or a para-platform after the mid-Paleozoic deformation or whether the mountains of Huanan (= south China) form a Mesozoic collision-type orogen depends upon whether the ophiolite melange in the Yangtze region is Precambrian basement or was overthrust onto a foreland thrust belt during the Mesozoic. This paper presents evidence of tectonic windows under the melange and basement klippes above the melange in the Yangtze region. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.