Deformation Pattern of the NW Terrane Boundary of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt, India: A Tectonic Model and Correlation with Antarctica

Gondwana Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-52

  Biswal, T K ^a   Biswal, Bimal ^a   Mitra, Supriyo ^a   Moulik, Maitry Roy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt; Lateral ramp; Terrane Boundary Shear Zone; Wrench

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; GONDWANA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

ANTARCTICA; EASTERN GHATS; INDIA;

EID: 0141804024     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70887-X     Document Type: Article

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