Structural Pattern and Structural Style of the Southern North China Basin

Detailed studies indicate that southern North China basin is a Meso-Cenozoic basin intimately related to the Qinling-Dabie orogenic belt. The fault system of the basin is composed of NWW-EW,NE-NNE, and NS faults.Formation of subdepressions in the southern North China basin was controlled by NWW-EW and NE-NNE faults. The NS fault is a strike-slip fault with the function of transformation and adjustment.The structural styles of the southern North China Basin include thrust,basin and range,strike-slip,flower structure and inversion.