Detrital modes and provenance of the Paleogene Khojak Formation in Pakistan: Implications for early Himalayan orogeny and unroofing

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 320-332

  Qayyum, M ^a   Niem, A R ^a   Lawrence, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluvial transport; Flysch; Himalayan; Molasse; Orogeny; Pakistan; Provenance

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; MODAL ANALYSIS;

FLUVIAL TRANSPORT; FLYSCH; HIMALAYAN; MOLASSE; OROGENY; PAKISTAN; PROVENANCE;

QUARTZ;

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLYSCH; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; MOLASSE; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0035263439     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0320:DMAPOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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