Role of large-scale strike-slip faults in the formation of petroleum-bearing compressional basin-mountain range systems

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 631-643

  Xu, Zhi Qin ^a   Zeng, Ling Sen ^a   Yang, Jing Sui ^a   Li, Hai Bing ^a   Jiang, Mei ^a   Jin, Zhi Jun ^b   Zheng, He Rong ^b   Guo, Qi Jun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Compressional basin mountain range system; Petroleum resources; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344249770     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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