Integrated tectonostratigraphic analysis of the Himalaya and implications for its tectonic reconstruction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 212, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 433-441

  Myrow, P M ^a   Hughes, N C ^b   Paulsen, T S ^c   Williams, I S ^d   Parcha, S K ^e   Thompson, K R ^a   Bowring, S A ^f   Peng, S C ^g   Ahluwalia, A D ^h  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^h PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Geochronology; Himalaya; India; Neodymium; Zircons

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TETHYS;

ASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0043246477     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00280-2     Document Type: Article

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