The depth-dependence of crustal extension beneath Qiongdongnan basin area and its tectonic implications

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Zhang, Zhong Jie ^a   Liu, Yi Feng ^a,b   Zhang, Su Fang ^a   Fan, Wei Ming ^c   Chen, Lin ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal extension; Depthdependence; Low angle detachment; Simple shear model; The northern continental margin of south china sea

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DATA SET; DEPTH; EXHUMATION; EXTENSION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 77953864531     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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