Quaternary detachment folding of the Mingyaole anticline, southwestern Tian Shan

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 530-547

  Chen, Jie ^a   Scharer, K M ^b   Burbank, D W ^c   Heermance, R ^c   Wang, Chang Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment fold; Growth strata; Hinge migration; Limb rotation; Magnetostratigraphy; Strath terrace; Tian Shan

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DETACHMENT FAULT; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; FOLDING; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; RIVER TERRACE;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 33645784148     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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