Geological evolution of the Hindu Kush, NW frontier Pakistan: Active margin to continent-continent collision zone

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 170, Issue , 2000, Pages 277-293

  Hildebrand, P R ^a   Searle, M P ^a   Shakirullah, ^b   Khan, Zafarali ^b   Van Heijst, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sarhad Devmt Auth Mineral Explor   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034037773     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.170.01.15     Document Type: Article

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