A Comparison between the Tectonic Units on the Two Sides of the Altun Sinistral Strike-slip Fault and the Mechanism of Lithospheric Shearing

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-205

  Zhiqin, Xu ^a   Jingsui, Yang ^a   Jianxin, Zhang ^a   Mei, Jiang ^a   Haibing, Li ^a   Junwen, Cui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparison between tectonic units; Intracontinental subduction; Lithospheric shearing fault; Sinistral strike slip; Subduction collision complex

Indexed keywords

SHEAR; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS;

CHINA; QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU;

EID: 0033404757     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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