Diachronous initiation of transtension along the Ailo Shan-Red River Shear Zone, Yunnan and Vietnam
- M. T. Harrison, P. H. Leloup, F. J. Ryerson, P. Tapponnier, R. Lacassin, C. Wenji
- 1996
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Abstract
The Song Chay Massif is the northeasternmost metamorphic complex in Vietnam, to the east of the Red River Shear Zone. It shows a large antiformal structure involving orthogneisses and migmatites overlain, on its northern ̄ank, by muscovite bearing marbles. An E±W striking fault bounds the dome to the South. Kinematic indicators along a S±N section reveal… (More)