Depositional framework and fault-block tilting in strong extensional stage of continental Basin: An example from the middle part of 3rd member, Shahejie formation in the Langgu Depression, Central Hebei Basin

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-190

  Yang, Minghui ^a   Liu, Chiyang ^b   Sun, Dongsheng ^c   Cui, Yongqian ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Xi'an Engineering Technology College   (China)

^d General Hospital of Huabei Oil Field   (China)

Author keywords

Depositional framework; Extensional setting; Fault block tilting; The Langgu Depression; The middle part of 3rd member of Shahejie Formation

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BLOCK ROTATION; DEPOSITION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; TECTONIC SETTING; TILT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEBEI;

EID: 4143153795     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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