Rejuvenation of Rb-Sr mica ages during shearing on the northwestern margin of the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh massif

Tectonophysics

Volumn 260, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 167-185

  George, Mark T ^a   Bartlett, Jessica M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; MUSCOVITE; RESETTING; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING; UPLIFT;

PAKISTAN, HIMALAYAS, NANGA PARBAT-HARAMOSH MASSIF;

EID: 0030436824     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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