Reconstruction of the deformed collision zone between India and Asia by backward motion of lithospheric blocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Replumaz, A ^a   Tapponnier, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

India Asia collision; Localized continental deformation

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; INDIA;

EID: 18244430691     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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