Tectonometamorphic evolution of the central Karakorum (Baltistan, northern Pakistan)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 260, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 119-143

  Lemennicier, Yves ^a   Le Fort, Patrick ^a   Lombardo, Bruno ^b   Pêcher, Arnaud ^a   Rolfo, Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; TECTONICS;

PAKISTAN, BALTISHAN, KARAKORUM, BASHA VALLEY; PAKISTAN, BALTISHAN, KARAKORUM, CHOGO LUNGMA GLACIER;

EID: 0030424864     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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