Cretaceous palaeogeography of Tibet and adjacent areas (China): Tectonic implications

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-33

  Zhang, K J ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Back arc extension; Cretaceous; Palaeogeography; Sedimentary facies; Tibet

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FACIES; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; TIBET;

ALBIA;

EID: 0034053196     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.2000.0199     Document Type: Article

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