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Investigations into the tectonics of the Tibetan plateau

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B. Clark Burchfiel, Erchie Wang
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Geological Society of America, 2008 - Science - 122 pages
  

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Contents

Cenozoic tectonic development of the Qaidam Basin in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau
1
Evidence from late Cenozoic deformation within and around the Xorkol Basin
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Preliminary investigation into the complexities of the Ailao Shan and Day Nui Con Voi shear zones of SE Yunnan and Vietnam
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Patterns of presentday deformation in continental China
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Timing and distribution of tectonic rotations in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau
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The dynamic support and decoupling process of the Tibetan lithosphere based on the integration of flexural modeling with other geological and geo...
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Investigations into the tectonics of the Tibetan plateau
Investigations into the tectonics of the Tibetan plateau
B. C. Burchfiel,Erchie Wang
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Special Papers
Special Papers, Issue 444
B. C. Burchfiel,Erchie Wang
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TitleInvestigations into the tectonics of the Tibetan plateau
Volume 444 of Special paper - Geological Society of America
Volume 444 of Special papers
Volume 444 of The Geological Society of America. Special paper
EditorsB. Clark Burchfiel, Erchie Wang
ContributorB. Clark Burchfiel
PublisherGeological Society of America, 2008
ISBN0813724449, 9780813724447
Length122 pages
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