Thermal and tectonic history of the Ordos basin, China: Evidence from apatite fission track analysis, vitrinite reflectance, and K-Ar dating

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1110-1134

  Zhao, Meng Wei ^a,b   Behr, Hans Jürgen ^a   Ahrendt, Hans ^a   Wemmer, Klaus ^a   Ren, Zhan Li ^b   Zhao, Zhong Yuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CHINA, ORDOS BASIN;

CORE ANALYSIS; CORE SAMPLES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REFLECTOMETERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

APATITE FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 0030193501     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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