Late oligocene-early miocene thrusting in southern East Kunlun Mountains, northern Tibetan plateau

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-390

  Wu, Zhenhan ^a   Ye, Peisheng ^a   Patrick, Barosh J ^b   Hu, Daogong ^a   Zhao, Wenjin ^a   Wu, Zhonghai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b PJ Barosh and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronological constrain; NorthernTibetan plateau; South Kunlun thrust (SKT); Thrusting and folding

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CONGLOMERATE; DISPLACEMENT; FISSION TRACK DATING; FOLDING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; SANDSTONE; SHEAR ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 70349973699     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-009-0031-2     Document Type: Article

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