Detachment folding in the Southwestern Tianj Shan-Tarim foreland, China: Shortening estimates and rates

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2119-2137

  Scharer, K M ^a   Burbank, D W ^b   Chen, J ^c   Weldon, R J ^a   Rubin, C ^d   Zhao, R ^c   Shen, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticline; Growth strata; Kashi Depression; Kepingtage; Lateral propagation; Xiyu conglomerate

Indexed keywords

BEDDING; DETACHMENT FOLDING; FORELAND;

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; SEDIMENTS; STRESSES;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD; FORELAND BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN; WORLD;

EID: 13944273819     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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