Large-scale geometry, offset and kinematic evolution of the Karakorum fault, Tibet

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 255-269

  Lacassin, Robin ^a   Valli, Franck ^a   Arnaud, Nicolas ^b   Leloup, P Hervé ^c   Paquette, Jean Louis ^d   Haibing, Li ^a,e   Tapponnier, Paul ^a   Chevalier, Marie Luce ^a   Guillot, Stephane ^c   Maheo, Gweltaz ^c   Zhiqin, Xu ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Collision; Geochronology; Shear zone; Strike slip fault; Tectonics; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; OLIGOCENE; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 1542644752     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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