Geochronology of the Altun fault zone and rising of the Altun Mountains

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Liu, Yongjiang ^a   Franz, Neubauer ^b   Ge, Xiaohong ^b   Johann, Genser ^b   Yuan, Sihua ^a   Li, Weimin ^a   Gong, Qinglin ^c   Chen, Yuanzhong ^c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c Dunhuang Branch of Orient Geophysical Company   (China)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar datings; Isotopic geochronology; Mountain uplift; Offset; The Altun fault

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; JURASSIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UPLIFT;

ALTUN MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MICAS;

EID: 34250634832     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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