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| Preface |
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Early Palaeozoic Plate Tectonics and Geological Evolution |
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3 | (19) |
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Siberia and Kazakhstan Plates |
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3 | (5) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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Break up and Reconstruction of the Junggar Block |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (9) |
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20 | (2) |
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Late Palaeozoic Tectonic Framework and Evolution |
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22 | (17) |
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22 | (10) |
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Accretion of the Siberia Plate and Disintegration of the Kazakhstan Plate |
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22 | (6) |
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Tectonic Evolution of the Tarim and Qilian-Qaidam Plates from the Early Devonian to the Moscovian (Late Carboniferous) |
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28 | (1) |
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Formation and Evolution of the Angara and Cathaysia Plates |
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29 | (3) |
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Tectonic Attribution of Altun-Beishan and West Junggar Areas |
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32 | (3) |
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32 | (2) |
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Stratigraphical and Palaeontological Evidence for the West Junggar Nappe |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (4) |
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Geological Development of the Northwest China Basins During the Mesozoic and Cenozoic |
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39 | (26) |
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Division of Blocks and Attribution of Biostratigraphical Provinces |
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39 | (12) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Altun Lineament and the Altun-Beishan Geowedge |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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South Arkatag-Maqu Lineament |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (11) |
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Late Middle Triassic Uplift |
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51 | (3) |
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Late Late Triassic Uplift |
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54 | (1) |
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Middle Early Jurassic Uplift |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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``Middle Cretaceous'' Movements |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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Early/Late Tertiary Movements and the Formation of Certain Large Basins |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (3) |
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Outline of the Cambrian Palaeogeography |
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65 | (6) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (3) |
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Palaeogeographic Development During the Ordovician |
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71 | (12) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (4) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (3) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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General Aspects of Palaeogeography in the Silurian |
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83 | (5) |
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Llandoverian -- Wenlockian |
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83 | (3) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Palaeogeographic Framework of the Devonian |
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88 | (10) |
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88 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (5) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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Palaeogeography of the Carboniferous and Permian |
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98 | (18) |
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98 | (5) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Late Carboniferous (Late Serpukhovian to Moscovian) |
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103 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (3) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (3) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (4) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (2) |
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Evolution of Palaeogeography During the Mesozoic |
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116 | (8) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (3) |
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119 | (1) |
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Middle Tianshan Intermontane Basin or Lake District |
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120 | (1) |
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North Tarim River and Lake District |
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120 | (1) |
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South Tarim Intermontane Basin District |
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120 | (1) |
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Southeast Tarim Intermontane Basin District |
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120 | (1) |
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Beishan-Badain Jaran Intermontane Basin District |
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121 | (1) |
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Altun-Dunhuang Intermontane Basin District |
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121 | (1) |
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Qilian-Hexi Corridor-Alxa Intermontane Basin and Lake District |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Bayan Har Intermontane Basin District |
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122 | (1) |
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Tanggula Neritic District |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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Southwest Tarim Embayment District |
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122 | (1) |
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North Tarim River-Lake District |
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122 | (1) |
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East Tarim Intermontane Basin District |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Turpan-Hami River-Lake District |
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123 | (1) |
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Hexi Corridor-Qilian River-Lake District |
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123 | (1) |
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Alxa-Beishan-Badain Jaran Intermontane Basin District |
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123 | (1) |
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Qaidam River-Lake District |
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123 | (1) |
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Altun Fault-Basin District |
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123 | (1) |
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A Review of Tertiary Palaeogeography |
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124 | (9) |
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124 | (1) |
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South Tarim Early Tertiary Neritic-Estuary and Late Tertiary River-Lake District |
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125 | (1) |
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North Tarim Early Tertiary Lagoon and Late Tertiary River-Lake District |
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126 | (1) |
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Junggar River-Lake District |
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126 | (1) |
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Turpan River-Lake District |
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127 | (1) |
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Qaidam River-Lake District |
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127 | (1) |
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Altun Piedmont-River District |
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128 | (1) |
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South Qilian River-Lake District |
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129 | (1) |
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Gonghe River-Lake District (Late Tertiary) |
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129 | (1) |
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Hexi Corridor River-Lake District |
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129 | (1) |
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Xining-Minhe River-Lake District |
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130 | (1) |
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Lanzhou River-Lake District |
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130 | (1) |
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Ningxia-Eastern Gansu River-Lake District |
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130 | (3) |
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III. STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK |
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133 | (16) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (21) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (5) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (19) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (17) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (4) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (2) |
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North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province |
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193 | (5) |
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Middle Tianshan Subprovince |
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193 | (1) |
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North Tianshan Subprovince |
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194 | (1) |
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Junggar Basin Subprovince |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (3) |
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South Tianshan Subprovince |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (5) |
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North Qilian Mountain-Hexi Corridor Subprovince |
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201 | (1) |
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South and Middle Qilian Mountain Subprovince |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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East Kunlun Mountains Subprovince |
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203 | (1) |
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West Qinling Mountains Subprovince |
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204 | (1) |
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Altun Mountains Subprovince |
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205 | (1) |
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Carboniferous and Permian |
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206 | (46) |
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206 | (1) |
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Subdivision and Correlation of Carboniferous |
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206 | (28) |
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206 | (4) |
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North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province |
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210 | (7) |
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217 | (8) |
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225 | (9) |
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Subdivision and Correlation of Permian |
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234 | (18) |
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234 | (2) |
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North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province |
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236 | (5) |
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241 | (6) |
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247 | (5) |
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252 | (22) |
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252 | (7) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Junggar and Turpan-Hami District |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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North Qilian-Hexi Corridor District |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (9) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Beishan-Chaoshui District |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Hexi Corridor-North Qilian District |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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Burhan Budai (and A'nyemaqen) District |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (6) |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (2) |
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Hexi Corridor-North Qilian and Beishan District |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (16) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (18) |
| Index of Localities |
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