Tectonically-controlled sedimentation of Cenozoic deposits from selected basins along the Vietnamese segment of the Red River Fault Zone

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-145

  Wysocka, Anna ^a   Świerczewska, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alluvial system; Braided river; Provenance; Red River Fault Zone; Tectonic sedimentation; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 22144464795     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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