New insights into the evolution of the Yarlung Tsangpo suture zone, Xizang (Tibet), China

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Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 90-94

  Aitchison, Jonathan C ^a   Abrajevitch, A ^a   Ali, J R ^a   Badengzhu, ^a   Davis, A M ^a   Luo, H ^a   Liu, J B ^a   McDermid, I R C ^a   Ziabrev, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONGLOMERATE; ISLAND ARC; MELANGE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TETHYS;

CHINA; TIBET; YARLUNG-TSANGPO SUTURE ZONE;

EID: 0035997316     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2002/v25i2/004     Document Type: Article

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