Distribution and erosion of the Paleozoic tectonic unconformities in the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: Significance for the evolution of paleo-uplifts and tectonic geography during deformation

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-19

  Lin, Changsong ^a   Yang, Haijun ^b   Liu, Jingyan ^c   Rui, Zhifeng ^c   Cai, Zhenzhong ^b   Zhu, Yongfeng ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Paleo uplifts; Paleozoic Tarim Basin; Tectonic setting; Tectonogeography; Unconformities

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DENUDATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; EROSION RATE; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSGRESSION; UNCONFORMITY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84856364848     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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