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Regional Tectonic Setting

Regional Tectonic Setting is a geological framework that characterizes the large-scale structural and kinematic context of a region, distinguishing it by its influence on the distribution, orientation, and stability of rock masses pertinent to dam foundation and reservoir integrity.

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Tectonic setting of basic volcanic rocks determined using trace element analyses

Julian A. Pearce, J. R. Cann · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1973 · 3.5K citations

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Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting

William R. Dickinson, L. Sue Beard, G. Robert Brakenridge et al. · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1983 · 1.7K citations

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Petrogenesis of Mesozoic granitoids and volcanic rocks in South China: A response to tectonic evolution

Xinmin Zhou, Tao Sun, Weizhou Shen et al. · Episodes · 2006 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Determination of Tectonic Setting of Sandstone-Mudstone Suites Using SiO<sub>2</sub> Content and K<sub>2</sub>O/Na<sub>2</sub>O Ratio

B. P. Roser, R. J. Korsch · The Journal of Geology · 1986 · 1.7K citations

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New global marine gravity model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure

David T. Sandwell, R. Dietmar Müller, Walter H. F. Smith et al. · Science · 2014 · 1.6K citations

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  1. YC
    Yanjing Chen

    Peking University, China

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. WX
    Wenjiao Xiao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    19 publications · 830 citations

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  3. SM
    Sandra M. Barr

    Acadia University, Canada

    15 publications · 537 citations

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  4. MS
    M. Santosh

    China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

    12 publications · 766 citations

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  5. KZ
    Khin Zaw

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    13 publications · 905 citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    56 h-index

    578 publications

    34.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    52 h-index

    376 publications

    26.5K citations

  3. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    46 h-index

    309 publications

    18.2K citations

  4. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    41 h-index

    285 publications

    17K citations

  5. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    171 publications

    9.6K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    186 publications

    13.2K citations

  7. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    35 h-index

    223 publications

    10.5K citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    35 h-index

    151 publications

    8.6K citations

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  1. Precambrian Research

    113 publications · 8.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

    113 publications · 6.7K citations

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  3. Tectonophysics

    89 publications · 8.1K citations

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  4. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    95 publications · 8.7K citations

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  5. Geological Society London Special Publications

    87 publications · 5.1K citations

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