A comment on "Large-scale geometry, offset, and kinematic evolution of the Karakoram fault, Tibet" by R. Lacassin et al. (Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 219 (2004) 255-69)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 155-158

  Searle, Mike P ^a   Phillips, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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FAULT; KINEMATICS;

EID: 10944250585     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.07.044     Document Type: Article

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