The late Mesozoic–Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the South China Sea: A petrologic perspective

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences - Tập 85 - Trang 178-201 - 2014
Quanshu Yan1, Xin Shan1, Paterno R. Castillo2
1Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentary and Environmental Geology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
2Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

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