Late Cenozoic tectonic deformation across the northern foreland of the Chinese Tian Shan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1066-1073

  Li, ChuanXin ^a,b   Guo, ZhaoJie ^a   Dupont Nivet, Guillaume ^a,c  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foreland basin; Growth strata; Late Cenozoic; North Tian Shan; Shortening rates

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLDING; FORELAND BASIN; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

TIEN SHAN;

EID: 80053269174     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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