Evidence of miocene crustal shortening in the North Qilian Shan from cenozoic stratigraphy of the Western Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province, China

American Journal of Science

Volumn 309, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-329

  Bovet, Paul M ^a   Ritts, Bradley D ^a   Gehrels, George ^b   Abbink, A Oscar ^c   Darby, Brian ^d   Hourigan, Jeremy ^e  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CENOZOIC; CONGLOMERATE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; OROGENY; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; UPLIFT; ZIRCON;

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

EID: 67349148098     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/00.4009.02     Document Type: Article

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