The main mantle thrust in Pakistan: Its character and extent

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 170, Issue , 2000, Pages 375-393

  Dipietro, J A ^a   Hussain, A ^b   Ahmad, I ^c   Khan, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034115642     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.170.01.20     Document Type: Article

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