Mode of Cenozoic east-west extension in Tibet suggesting a common origin of rifts in Asia during the Indo-Asian collision

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B9, 2000, Pages 21745-21759

  Yin, An ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODYNAMICS; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; RIFTING;

CHINA; TIBET;

EID: 4143091229     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900168     Document Type: Article

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