Tectonic and sedimentary evolution of basins in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and their implication for the northward growth of the Plateau

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-60

  Zhu, Lidong ^a   Wang, Chengshan ^b   Zheng, Hongbo ^c   Xiang, Fang ^a   Yi, Haisheng ^a   Liu, Dengzhong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Foreland basin; Hoh Xil Basin; Jiuquan Basin; Qaidam Basin; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Strike slip basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; DEPOSITION; FORELAND BASIN; PLATEAU; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HOH XIL SHAN; JIUQUAN BASIN; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 33749530197     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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