A Miocene collisional belt in north Borneo: Uplift mechanism and isostatic adjustment quantified by thermochronology

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 783-793

  Hutchison, Charles S ^a   Bergman, Steven C ^b   Swauger, David A ^b   Graves, John E ^b  

^a ARCO Explor and Prod Technology ^*  (Malaysia)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isostasy; Orogeny; Sabah Malaysia; Thermochronology; Uplift

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; GEODYNAMICS; ISOSTASY; MIOCENE; OROGENY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THRUST; UPLIFT;

BORNEO; SABAH;

EID: 0033936928     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.4.783     Document Type: Article

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