Angular Unconformity of the Late Quaternary Strata in the Hetao Basin, North of the Ordos Block (West China): Timing and Its Tectonic Implications
Following the uplift of the Tibet Plateau and the continuous subduction of the Pacific Plate, graben faulting began to appear around the Ordos Block in the Cenozoic. The Hetao Basin is a Cenozoic rift basin between the Ordos Block and the Yinshan Mountains, and Late Quaternary sedimentary strata, wh...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.646789/full |