Geomorphic and sedimentary evidence for reversion of strike-slip direction in Longmen Shan fault zone

Kuangwu Yanshi

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 26-34

  Li, Yong ^a   Zhou, Rong Jun ^b   Densmore, A L ^c   Ellis, M A ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Continents collision; Direction; Eastern margin; Geomorphic evidence; Longmenshan; Mesozoic to Cenozoic; Reversion of the strike slipping; Sedimentary evidence; Strike slipping; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CONTINENTS COLLISION; LONGMEN SHAN FAULT ZONE; STRIKE-SLIPPING; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ACCRETION; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEPOCENTER; FAULT ZONE; FOLD BELT; FORELAND BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTATION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

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

EID: 33947150425     PISSN: 10016872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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