Sedimentary characteristics of Cenozoic strata in central-southern Ningxia, NW China: Implications for the evolution of the NE Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 740-759

  Jin, Zhang ^a   Cunningham, Dickson ^b   Hongyi, Cheng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Foreland basin; Ningxia; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Sedimentary facies

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FORELAND BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; UNCONFORMITY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; NINGXIA HUIZU; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 77957357781     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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