Oscillatory- and sector-zoned garnets record cyclic (?) rapid thrusting in central Nepal

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Kohn, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Faults; GPS; Himalaya; Metamorphism; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644268990     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000737     Document Type: Article

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