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Pearl River Mouth basin information


The Pearl River Mouth basin (PRMB) is an extensional sedimentary basin located in the northern part of the South China Sea. The basin covers an area of about 175,000 km2 where the Pearl River meets the South China Sea near Hong Kong.[1]

  1. ^ Hu, Yue; Hao, Fang; Zhu, Junzhang; Tian, Jinqiang; Ji, Yubing (January 1, 2015). "Origin and occurrence of crude oils in the Zhu1 sub-basin, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 97: 24–37. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.09.041. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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