Review and new insights on foreland tectonics in western Taiwan

International Geology Review

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 910-941

  Yang, Kenn Ming ^a   Huang, Shiuh Tsann ^a   Wu, Jong Chang ^a   Ting, Hsin Hsiu ^a   Mei, Wen Wei ^a  

^a CPC CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FORELAND BASIN; NEOGENE; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOGENE; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750343163     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.48.10.910     Document Type: Review

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