The Cenozoic deformation of the Alxa Block in Central Asia-question on the northeastern extension of the Altyn Tagh Fault in Cenozoic Time

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1481-1497

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Li, Jinyi ^a   Li, Yanfeng ^b   Ma, Zongjin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b China Center for Earthquake Disaster Emergency and SAR   (China)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh Fault; Alxa block; Bayanwulashan fault; Cenozoic time; Limited lateral extrusion; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Southern Longshou fault

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALTYN TAGH FAULT ZONE; ALXA PLATEAU; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HELAN MOUNTAINS; NEI MONGGOL; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 38849165883     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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