Cenozoic tectonics of the China continental margin: Insights from Taiwan

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 226, Issue , 2004, Pages 313-332

  Teng, Louis S ^a   Lin, Andrew T ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

RYUKYU;

EID: 5544275339     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.226.01.17     Document Type: Article

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