Geology and metamorphism of the ladakh terrane and shyok suture zone in the chogo lungma – turmik area (northern pakistan)

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 251-270

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Collision tectonics; Himalayas; Island arcs; Ladakh; Metamorphism; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; ISLAND ARC; METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; LADAKH; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0031448651     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09853111.1997.11105305     Document Type: Article

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