Fault interaction and evolution during two‐phase rifting in the Xijiang Sag , Pearl River Mouth Basin , northern South China Sea

Fault geometries, various fault interactions, and fault evolution during the Palaeogene two‐phase rifting in the north‐west Xijiang Sag , Pearl River Mouth Basin , are examined using 2D and 3D seismic data. The study area is characterised as a half‐graben bounded by a NE‐striking SE‐dipping listric fault, and it has been proven to have undergone two phases of extension during the Palaeogene rifting stage. The study area comprises several fault...