Sand petrology and focused erosion in collision orogens: The Brahmaputra case

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 157-174

  Garzanti, Eduardo ^a   Vezzoli, Giovanni ^a   Andò, Sergio ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^b   Singh, Sunil K ^c   Foster, Gavin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk petrography; Climate; Dense minerals; Himalaya; Modern sands; Namche Barwa syntaxis; Relief; Sediment budgets

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EROSION RATE; OROGENIC BELT; PETROLOGY; SAND; SEDIMENT BUDGET; WEATHERING;

ASIA; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 1842428820     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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