Ore mineralization causing slope failure in a high-altitude mountain crest - On the collapse of an 8000 m peak in Nepal

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-306

  Weidinger, Johannes T ^a,b   Schramm, Josef Michael ^a   Nuschej, Friedrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Erkudok Inst Kamm   (Austria)

^c Hospital Vocklabruck   (Austria)

Author keywords

Broken crest; Himalayas; Landslide; Langtang; Nepal; Preparatory causal factors; Sulfidic mineralized ore structure

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; SLOPE FAILURE; SULFIDE;

NEPAL;

EID: 0037203199     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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