Origin of the Bohai Sea Basin, North China Craton, and implications for bidirectional back-arc extension in the East  Asian continental margin

Chen, Alan Liu; Chen, Xuanhua

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-63-2025

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Origin of the Bohai Sea Basin, North China Craton, and implications for bidirectional back-arc extension in the East Asian continental margin

Alan Liu Chen and Xuanhua Chen

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