Brittle modification of Triassic architecture in eastern Tibet: implications for the construction of the Cenozoic plateau

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-357

  Wilson, Christopher J L ^a   Harrowfield, Mat J ^a   Reid, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Cenozoic tectonics; Fault analysis; Kinematics; Songpan Ganzi fold belt; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CENOZOIC; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; PALEOSTRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONICS; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SONGPAN-GARZE FOLD BELT;

EID: 33745675663     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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