Mesozoic tectonics and sedimentation of the giant polyphase nonmarine intraplate Ordos Basin, Western North China Block

International Geology Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-115

  Ritts, Bradley D ^a   Weislogel, Amy ^b   Graham, Stephan A ^c   Darby, Brian J ^d  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collisional successor basin; Foreland basin; Helan Shan; Qinling; Sichuan basin; Suolon suture; Yinshan

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; FORELAND BASIN; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; SEDIMENTATION; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; HELAN MOUNTAINS; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS BASIN; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SICHUAN BASIN; YINSHAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 75449100712     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810802614523     Document Type: Article

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