Provenance analysis of Eocene-Oligocene sandstones in the Hongsanhan area, northwestern Qaidam basin, Qinghai, China

Geological Bulletin of China

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-107

  Liu, Huan ^a   Liu, Yong Jiang ^a   Yuan, Si Hua ^a   Ji, Gui Xia ^a   Li, Wei Min ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh Mountain; Framework mineral composition; Mountain uplift; Provenance analysis; Qaidam basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350784853     PISSN: 16712552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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