Abstract Distinctive uppermost Ediacaran–Ordovician rocks (Avalonian overstep sequence)
were key in definition of Avalonia, which comprises large areas of the NE Appalachians and …

Abstract West and East Ganderia in the northern Appalachians and Caledonides,
respectively, represent a Gondwanan superterrane situated along the Tornquist margin of …

The strike-slip fault systems in the central Tarim Basin, China, afford an exceptional
opportunity to document the structural characteristics and evolution process of small …

Detailed global plate motion models that provide a continuous description of plate
boundaries through time are an effective tool for exploring processes both at and below the …

基于四川盆地中部高石梯—磨溪地区连片三维地震资料和钻井资料, 利用断层构造解析方法,
分析研究区走滑断层的构造特征与形成演化及其对天然气成藏的意义. 结果表明: ① …

Abstract The Iapetus Ocean was the first ancient ocean to be identified following the
development of plate tectonics; its history has been fundamental in relating orogenesis and …

The northern slope of Tazhong uplift is one of the key areas in the Tarim Basin with great
exploration potentials. Previous exploration experiences suggest that strike-slip faults …

Based on the three dimensional seismic data and drilling data in Gaoshiti–Moxi area, the
structural characteristics and evolution process of strike-slip faults in the study area and their …

The supercontinent Pangea formed by the subduction of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans
between Gondwana, Laurentia, and Baltica during mid-to-late Paleozoic times. However …

The deformed margin of the Laurentian craton, preserved within the Appalachian-
Caledonide Orogen, is one of Earth's best studied ancient continental margins. Within the …