Structural evolution of the neogene gar basin, western Tibet: Implications for releasing bend development and drainage patterns

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 122, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 926-945

  Sanchez, Veronica I ^a   Murphy, Michael A ^a   Dupré, William R ^a   Ding, Lin ^b   Zhang, Ran ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL DISTRIBUTION; BASIN-BOUNDING FAULTS; CROSS SECTION; DRAINAGE PATTERNS; FLOWER STRUCTURES; KARAKORAM FAULT; LOW CONFINING PRESSURE; NEO GENES; NORMAL FAULTS; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL MODELING;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; TECTONICS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BASIN FILL; DISPLACEMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; FAULT; NEOGENE; NORMAL FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 77953796446     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26566.1     Document Type: Article

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