Title of article :
Tectonic geomorphology in the Shanxi Graben System, northern China
Author/Authors :
Li، نويسنده , , Youli and Yang، نويسنده , , Jingchun and Xia، نويسنده , , Zhengkai and Mo، نويسنده , , Duowen and Kaakinen، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
Pages :
13
From page :
77
To page :
89
Abstract :
The Shanxi Graben System is composed of a series of normal fault-controlled basins which are arranged in an s-shaped curve over a distance of about 1200 km. Active faults, mainly trending NNE–SSW, NE–SW, or ENE–WSW, caused blocks to become rotated and tilted, and river courses and terraces to become deformed. Volcanoes in the Datong Basin indicate that the formation of the Shanxi Graben System has a relationship to upper mantle activity and that the tectonic activity was intense during the middle Pleistocene. Arrangement and movement of the faults indicates there has been right-lateral shear in this area, which may have resulted from the northward push of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.
Keywords :
Fault , Shanxi Graben System , tectonic geomorphology , volcano , Basin
Journal title :
Geomorphology
Serial Year :
1998
Journal title :
Geomorphology
Record number :
2356907
Link To Document :
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