Geological evidences of the deformation in central - Southern Ningxia in the Miocene and its significance

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1650-1659

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Ma, Zongjin ^a   Xiao, Wenxia ^b   Ren, Wenjun ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CNPC TUBULAR GOODS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Chahanbulage Sanguankou Qingtongxia Guyuan fault; Ganhegou Formation; Hongliugou Formation; Miocene; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Thrust wedge

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT; MIOCENE; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; TECTONIC WEDGE; THRUST; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIUPAN MOUNTAINS; NINGXIA HUIZU; ORDOS BASIN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 33947698331     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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