Sedimentation of the Late Miocene Bahe Formation and its implications for stable environments adjacent to Qinling mountains in Shaanxi, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-78

  Kaakinen, Anu ^a   Lunkka, Juha Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Facies analysis; Fluvial deposits; Lantian; Late miocene; Lithostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FACIES ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION;

BAHE RIVER; CHINA; SHAANXI PROVINCE;

EID: 0041417488     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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