Geological transect across the Tso Morari and Spiti areas: the nappe structures of the Tethys Himalaya

Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-121

  Steck, Albrecht ^a   Epard, Jean Luc ^a   Vannay, Jean Claude ^a   Hunziker, Johannes ^a   Girard, Matthieu ^a   Morard, Alain ^a   Robyr, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION; NAPPE TECTONICS;

ASIA, HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0031666175     PISSN: 00129402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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