Cambrian depositional history of the Zanskar Valley region of the Indian Himalaya: Tectonic implications

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 364-381

  Myrow, P M ^a   Snell, K E ^a,b   Hughes, N C ^c   Paulsen, T S ^d   Heim, N A ^e   Parcha, S K ^f  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CARBONATION; LANDFORMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORMS; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE TECTONICS; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; FLUVIAL SETTINGS; LESSER HIMALAYA; OROGENIC EVENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS;

DEPOSITS;

CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; ZANSKAR HIMALAYAS;

EID: 33644824376     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2006.020     Document Type: Article

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