Structure of the Main Central Thrust zone and extrusion of the High Himalayan deep crustal wedge, Kishtwar-Zanskar Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 637-652

  Stephenson, B J ^a   Searle, M P ^a   Waters, D J ^a   Rex, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Main Central Thrust; Metamorphism; P T conditions

Indexed keywords

EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 0034784032     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.158.4.637     Document Type: Article

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