Sedimentary basins of the late Mesozoic extensional domain of China and Mongolia

Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 442-461

  Graham, S A ^a   Cope, T ^b   Johnson, C L ^c   Ritts, Bradley ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d SAFENANO   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MESOZOIC; MONGOLIA; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

GEOPHYSICS;

EID: 84942509471     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-56356-9.00016-X     Document Type: Chapter

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