Distribution of the crustal magnetic anomaly and geological structure in Xinjiang, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-20

  Gao, Guoming ^a   Kang, Guofa ^a   Bai, Chunhua ^a   Li, Guangquan ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal magnetic anomaly; Curie surface; Geomagnetic field model; Mafic dykes; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DIKE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALTUN MOUNTAINS; CHINA; JUNGGAR BASIN; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; TARIM BASIN; TIEN SHAN; TURPAN-HAMI BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84883540200     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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