U-Pb constraints on Oligocene-Miocene deformation and anatexis within the Central Himalaya, Marsyandi Valley, Nepal

American Journal of Science

Volumn 298, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 553-571

  Coleman, Margaret E ^a  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032339139     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.298.7.553     Document Type: Article

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