Main characteristics and structural evolution of the Tumxuk fault zone in the western Tarim Basin

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-227

  Zhu, Defeng ^a   Liu, Hefu ^b   Wu, Genyao ^c  

^a DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Geophysical fields; NW striking neogenic structure; Segmentation; Tectonic boundary; The Tumxuk fault zone; The western Tarim Basin; Three generations of thrusting

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; OBDUCTION; PERMIAN; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

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

EID: 49149114932     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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