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Revised apparent polar wander path of the Yangtze Block and its tectonic implications

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Paleornagnetic data, during the Phanerozoic obtained in the last 20 years in the Yangtze Block (YZB), are critically reviewed. A new apparent polar wander path (APWP) for the YZB is constructed by selected poles with objective reliable criteria, with a goal of placing constraints on the models of the formation and subsequent deformation and reconstructing the tectonic evolution history of this region.

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    Wu Hanning & Lü Jianjun

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    Zhu Rixiang, Bai Lixin & Guo Bin

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Hanning, W., Rixiang, Z., Lixin, B. et al. Revised apparent polar wander path of the Yangtze Block and its tectonic implications. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 41 (Suppl 2), 78–90 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984516

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