MELTING OF ACCRETIONARY WEDGE AND BUILDING MATURE CONTINENTAL CRUST: INSIGHTS FROM THE MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE CHINESE ALTAI OROGEN, CENTRAL ASIA

Tectonic-magmatic reworking of accretionary wedges is a key process responsible for differentiation and stabilization of continental crustal in accretionary orogens. This generic problem can be exemplified by magmatic evolution of the Chinese Altai which represents a high-grade core of the world...

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Main Authors: Yingde Jiang, Karel Schulmann, Min Sun, Pavla Štípská, Alexandra Guy, Ondrej Lexa, Vojetch Janoušek, Chao Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of the Earth's crust, Siberian Branch of RAS 2017-09-01
Series:Geodinamika i Tektonofizika
Online Access:https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/409