Geology and tectonics of the songpan-ganzi fold belt, southwestern china

International Geology Review

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 813-831

  Chang, Edmund Z ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLD BELT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS;

CHINA; SONGPAN-GANZI FOLD BELT;

EID: 0033766445     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810009465113     Document Type: Article

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