Pressure-temperature evolution in the Kathmandu and Gosainkund regions, central Nepal

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 283-298

  Rai, S M ^a,c   Guillott, S ^b   Le Fort, P ^c   Upreti, B N ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Institut Dolomieu   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS;

NEPAL;

EID: 0032430464     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(98)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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