Flexural subsidence by 29 Ma on the NE edge of Tibet from the magnetostratigraphy of Linxia Basin, China

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 545-560

  Fang, Xiaomin ^a,b   Garzione, Carmala ^c   Van der Voo, Rob ^d   Li, Jijun ^a   Fan, Majie ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Flexural basin; Fold and thrust belt; Magnetostratigraphy; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

FLEXURE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC ROTATION; TERTIARY;

CHINA; LINXIA BASIN; TIBET;

EID: 0038537369     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00142-0     Document Type: Article

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