Commencing uplift of the Liupan Shan since 9.5 Ma: Evidences from the Sikouzi section at its east side

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-360

  Lin, Xiubin ^a,b,c   Chen, Hanlin ^a,b   Wyrwoll, Karl Heinz ^c   Cheng, Xiaogan ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Liupan Shan; Miocene; Northeast Tibetan Plateau; Sikouzi section

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ARIDITY; FISSION TRACK DATING; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; PLATEAU; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

CHINA; LIUPAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 73749086220     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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