Mid-Cretaceous Accelerated Cooling of the Beishan Orogen, NW China: Evidence from Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology

The Beishan orogen, a significant component of the southern Altaids, presents an opportunity for investigating the intracontinental deformation and exhumation history of the Altaids during the Mesozoic era. Although previous studies indicated that the Beishan orogen has experienced multiple reactiva...

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Main Authors: Fujun Wang, Meng Luo, Zhiyuan He, Yiqiong Wang, Bihai Zheng, Zhiyong Zhang, Xiao Hu, Wenbin Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GeoScienceWorld 2024-01-01
Series:Lithosphere
Online Access:https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/lithosphere/article-pdf/doi/10.2113/2023/lithosphere_2023_239/6198597/lithosphere_2023_239.pdf