Crustal shortening of major nappe structures on the front margins of the Tianshan

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-131

  Yang, Xiao Ping ^a   Deng, Qi Dong ^a   Zhang, Pei Zhen ^a   Xu, Xi Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Active fold and thrust belt; Crustal shortening; Quaternary; Tianshan

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLD BELT; MESOZOIC; MOUNTAIN REGION; NAPPE; PALEOZOIC; PIEDMONT; REVERSE FAULT; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 51649087508     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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