Revision of the Cretaceous-Paleogene stratigraphic framework, facies architecture and provenance of the Xigaze forearc basin along the Yarlung Zangbo suture zone

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 415-433

  Wang, Chengshan ^a   Li, Xianghui ^b   Liu, Zhifei ^c   Li, Yalin ^a   Jansa, Luba ^d   Dai, Jingen ^a   Wei, Yushuai ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cretaceous Paleogene; Cuojiangding Group; Forearc basin; Xigaze Group; Yarlung Zangbo suture zone

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY; FACIES ANALYSIS; FOREARC BASIN; PALEOCURRENT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUTURE ZONE;

CHINA; INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE ZONE; XIGAZE; XIZANG;

EID: 84862984785     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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