Neogene rotations in the Jiuquan Basin, Hexi Corridor, China

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-189

  Yan, Maodu ^a   Fang, Xiaomin ^a,b   Van Der Voo, Rob ^c   Song, Chunhui ^b   Li, Jijun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UPLIFT;

CHINA; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84883287506     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP373.6     Document Type: Article

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