Two-stage evolution model for the Altyn Tagh fault, China

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-230

  Yue, Yongjun ^a   Liou, Juhn G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

ALTYN TAGH FAULT; EVOLUTION MODELING; FAULT EVOLUTION; FAULT MOVEMENT; INNER MONGOLIA; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; SEA OF OKHOTSK; TWO STAGE MODEL;

STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 84879883898     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0227:TSEMFT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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