Geologic and tectonic evolution of the Himalaya before and after the India-Asia collision

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-282

  Sharma, Kewal K ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA;

EID: 0032468690     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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