Origin and episodic emplacement of the Manaslu intrusive complex, Central Himalaya

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-19

  Harrison, T Mark ^a   Grove, Marty ^a   McKeegan, Kevin D ^a   Coath, C D ^a   Lovera, Oscar M ^a   Le Fort, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Institut Dolomieu   (France)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Leucogranite; Manaslu; Monazite; Th Pb

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; TERTIARY;

ASIA;

EID: 0032939551     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.1.3     Document Type: Article

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