The Baiyun and Liwan Sags: Two supradetachment basins on the passive continental margin of the northern South China Sea

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 95; pp. 206 - 218
• Main Authors: Wang, Jiahao, Pang, Xiong, Liu, Baojun, Zheng, Jinyun, Wang, Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Detachment fault; Passive continental margin; Pearl river mouth basin; South China sea; Supradetachment basin; South China sea; Detachment fault; Passive continental margin; Supradetachment basin; Pearl river mouth basin

Detachment faults have been reported on the northern and southern margins of the South China Sea (SCS) but have not been recognized in the Paleocene-Eocene Baiyun and Liwan Sags of the Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB). This is despite the well-known, very thin crust beneath the two sags. In this study...