Meso-cenozoic tectonic events and structural constraints in the southern Junggar Basin: Evidence from detrital compositions

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 753-765

  Fang, Shihu ^a   Jia, Chengzao ^a   Song, Yan ^a   Guo, Zhaojie ^b   Yuan, Shuwu ^c   Wang, Xulong ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Detrital composition; Meso Cenozoic; Southern margin of the Junggar Basin; Tectonic successions

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONGLOMERATE; DENUDATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY MINERAL; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 38849086671     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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