Sedimentary record of Late Neoproterozoic rifting in the NW Tarim Basin, China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 85-96

  Turner, Sebastian A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Late Neoproterozoic; Rifting; Tarim Block; Tectonostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASEMENT ROCK; DEPOCENTER; EXHUMATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GONDWANA; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SILTSTONE; STROMATOLITE; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION; UNCONFORMITY;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77955052632     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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