There is much comparability between the tectonic settings and their controlling factors of the Qaidam basin and the Los Angeles basin, especially the Altun Fault and the Santa Monica Fault Trend.

• 摘要柴达木盆地与洛杉矶盆地在构造特征和演化主控因素等方面具有很大的相似性，其中阿尔金断裂带和圣莫尼卡断裂带构造活动特征非常相似，两者山前地区的构造背景也具有可比性。