Volcano-sedimentary and Sedimentary Basins in China: Junggar, Tarim, Tuha, Qaidam-Hoh Xil, Ordos; Basins in Eastern China Associated with Lithospheric Thinning (Songliao, Bohai)

Franco Pirajno

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4444-8_8

Volcano-sedimentary and Sedimentary Basins in China: Junggar, Tarim, Tuha, Qaidam-Hoh Xil, Ordos; Basins in Eastern China Associated with Lithospheric Thinning (Songliao, Bohai)

Franco Pirajno

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4444-8_8

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Publication Date: Aug 14, 2012

Affiliation: Geological Survey of Western Australia, University of Western Australia

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Volcano-sedimentary, sedimentary basins and grabens cover much of China. The basins briefly introduced in this chapter include the Junggar, Tarim and Tuha in NW China, Qaidam, Ordos basins in central China and the Songliao and Bohai basins in eastern China. These basins are economically important mainly because of their hydrocarbon resources and sandstone-hosted U deposits.

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