The quaternary normal faulting of the Cona-Oiga rift

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 144-160

  Wu, Zhong Hai ^a   Zhang, Yong Shuang ^a   Hu, Dao Gong ^a   Zhao, Xi Tao ^b   Ye, Pei Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cona Qiga rift; East west extension; Normal faulting; Quaternary; Tibet

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SCARP; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRABEN; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; NORMAL FAULT; QUATERNARY; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; CONA-OIGA RIFT ZONE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG; YADONG;

EID: 51649126530     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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