Geological and geomorphic evidence for the quaternary activity on the northeast segment of Longmenshan Fault zone

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 644-657

  Yang, Xiao Ping ^a   Feng, Xi Jie ^b   Ge, Tian Yong ^c   Song, Fang Min ^a   Shi, Ya Qin ^b   Liu, Yu Fa ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Earthquake Administration of Shaanxi Province   (China)

^c EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Fault activity; Fault groove; Longmenshan Fault zone; Quaternary; River's terrace

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; HOLOCENE; QUATERNARY; RIVER TERRACE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 60649093151     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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