Tectonics of western Yunnan Province, China

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Research Article| February 01, 1988 Tectonics of western Yunnan Province, China Francis T. Wu; Francis T. Wu 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13901 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peide Wang Peide Wang 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13901 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Francis T. Wu 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13901 Peide Wang 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13901 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (2): 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0153:TOWYPC>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Francis T. Wu, Peide Wang; Tectonics of western Yunnan Province, China. Geology 1988;; 16 (2): 153–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0153:TOWYPC>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Seismicity and focal mechanism of aftershocks in Jianchuan Basin in western Yunnan Province, China, show that the basin was formed mainly by listric normal faulting parallel to the eastern edge of the basin. Similar basins in this region are generally elongated in the north-south direction and bounded by north-south normal faults and northeast-striking left-lateral strike-slip faults, or northwest-striking right-lateral strike-slip faults. An analysis of the Landsat image over this area shows that these faults divide western Yunnan into many blocks. The relative motion of the blocks is consistent with a nearly north-south compressive stress and a nearly east-west tensile stress. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.