Emplacement of Himalayan leucogranites by magma injection along giant sill complexes: Examples from the Cho Oyu, Gyachung Kang and Everest leucogranites (Nepal Himalaya)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 773-783

  Searle, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PLUTONISM;

NEPAL;

EID: 0033492977     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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