Horizontal Fracture Formation in the Cenozoic Mudstone of the Western Qaidam Basin
Fractures can provide valuable information on the tectonic evolution of the Earth’s crust. Our field observation data, rock core data, and thin section observations reveal several horizontal fractures in the Cenozoic mudstone strata in the western Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, China. These horizon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.826124/full |