An overview of the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Nepal Himalaya

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 577-606

  Upreti, B N ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

NEPAL;

EID: 0033490273     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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