Fault formation and evolution in rift basins sandbox modeling and cognition

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-774

  Tong, Hengmao ^a   Meng, Lingjian ^a   Cai, Dongsheng ^b   Wu, Yongping ^c   Li, Xushen ^b   Liu, Mingquan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c CNPC Research Institute of Engineering Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Noncoordination criterion"; Pre existing fault "; Rift basin; Sandbox modelling; Uncoordinated extension

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FORMATION MECHANISM; MODELING; RESEARCH WORK; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC DATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THEORETICAL STUDY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; BOHAI BAY; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350686375     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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