Rift-related Devonian sedimentation and basin development in South China

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-52

  Xun, Zhao ^a   Allen, Mark B ^c   Whitham, Andrew G ^b   Price, Simon P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEVONIAN; FAULT; RIFTING; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSTENSION;

CHINA;

EID: 0030438081     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(96)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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