Mesozoic faults in the NE Tarim (western China) and the implications on collisions in the southern Eurasian margin

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-199

  Wang, Sheng Li ^a   Shu, Liang Shu ^a   Zhu, Wen Bin ^a   Xu, Ming Jie ^a   Lu, Hua Fu ^a   Xiao, Zhong Yao ^b   Luo, Jun Cheng ^b   Zhu, Chang Jian ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TARIM OILFIELD COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

Collision; Eurasia; Linked fault system; Mesozoic; Tarim

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; MESOZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT; TRANSPRESSION; UNCONFORMITY;

CHINA;

HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1;

EID: 84863870187     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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