Late Cenozoic tectonics of the Red River Fault Zone, Vietnam, in the light of geomorphic studies

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-30

  Zuchiewicz, Witold ^a,c   Cu'ò'ng, Nguyen Quoc ^b,c   Zasadni, Jerzy ^a   Yêm, Nguyen Trong ^b,c  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c Galicia Tectonic Group   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Quaternary tectonics; Red River Fault Zone; Tectonic geomorphology; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

RED RIVER FAULT ZONE; VIET NAM;

EID: 84882882906     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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