Fault reactivation in the Junggar region, northwest China: The role of basement structures during Mesozoic-Cenozoic compression

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Allen, Mark B ^a   Vincent, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altai Mountains; Basement; China; Faults; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT; CAINOZOIC; COMPRESSION; FAULT; MESOZOIC; REACTIVATION;

CHINA, XINJIANG, JUNGGAR BASIN;

EID: 0030833840     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0151     Document Type: Article

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