Late cretaceous ophiolite obduction and paleocene india-asia collision in the westernmost himalaya

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 114-144

  Beck, Richard A ^a   Burbank, Douglas W ^b   Sercombe, William J ^c   Khan, Asrar M ^d   Lawrence, Robert D ^e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d Hydrocarbon Dev Inst of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Collision; Himalaya; Nappe ophiolitique; Obduction; Ophiolite; Pakistan; Paleocene; Suture; Tectonic; Upper cretaceous

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844558078     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09853111.1996.11105281     Document Type: Article

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