Determination of the Altyn Tagh strike-slip fault basin and its relationship with mountains

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 572-577

  Haibing, Li ^a   Jingsui, Yang ^a   Rendeng, Shi ^a   Cailai, Wu ^a   Tapponnier, P ^b   Yusheng, Wan ^a   Jianxin, Zhang ^a   Fanchong, Meng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh Fault Zone; Strike slip fault basin; Transpression; Uplifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; GEOLOGY; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

GOES;

EID: 0036090702     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02tb9132     Document Type: Article

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