Early Miocene anatexis identified in the western syntaxis, Pakistan Himalaya

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 121-129

  Schneider, D A ^a   Edwards, M A ^a   Kidd, W S F ^a   Zeitler, P K ^a   Coath, C D ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Granites; Himalayas

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; MIOCENE;

HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0033561608     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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