Late-to-post collisional brittle-ductile deformation in the Himalayan orogen: Evidences from structural studies in the Lesser Himalayan Crystallines, Kumaon Himalaya, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 735-750

  Patel, R C ^a   Kumar, Yogesh ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chiplakot Crystalline Belt; Main Boundary Thrust; Main Central Thrust; North Chiplakot Thrust; South Chiplakot Thrust

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDING; FOLIATION; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; KINK BAND; QUARTZ VEIN; SHEAR ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

EID: 33746742916     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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