Evolution of the Miocene Waup Basin, SE Korea, in response to dextral shear along the southwestern margin of the East Sea (Sea of Japan)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-544

  Son, Moon ^a   Kim, In Soo ^a   Sohn, Young Kwan ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dextral shear; East Sea (Sea of Japan); Propagating rifting; Pull apart basin; Waup Basin

Indexed keywords

PULL APART BASIN; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 19044393459     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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