Displacement and timing of left-lateral faulting in the Kunlun Fault Zone, northern Tibet, inferred from geologic and geomorphic features

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 253-265

  Fu, Bihong ^a   Awata, Yasuo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Displaced basement rocks; Kunlun Fault Zone; Left lateral faulting; Northern Tibet; Pressure ridge; Pull apart basin

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 33847034208     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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