Cenozoic molasse at the south edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Journal of the Chengdu Institute of Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 515-520

  Xiang, Fang ^a   Wang, Cheng Shan ^a   Zhu, Li Dong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Molasse; Orogenic evolution; The south edge of Qinghai Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

OROGENIC ZONES;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; MOLASSE; OROGENY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0036816411     PISSN: 10059539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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