A reinterpretation of the Balakot Formation: Implications for the tectonics of the NW Himalaya, Pakistan

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 9-1-9-18

  Najman, Yani ^a,b   Pringle, Malcolm ^c   Godin, Laurent ^d   Oliver, Grahame ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balakot Formation; Foreland basin; Himalaya; Murree Formation; Orogenesis; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; PROVENANCE; RED BED; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0036823037     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC001337     Document Type: Article

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