The age of deep, steep continental subduction in the NW Himalaya: Relating zircon growth to metamorphic history. Comment on: "The onset of India-Asia continental collision: Early, steep subduction required by the timing of UHP metamorphism in the western Himalaya" by Mary L. Leech, S. Singh, A.K. Jain, Simon L. Klemperer and R.M. Manickavasagam, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 234

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 814-816

  O'Brien, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

collision; Himalaya; subduction; UHP metamorphism; zircon dating

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GARNETS; INCLUSIONS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ZIRCON;

COLLISION; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAHIGH-PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ZIRCON DATING;

TECTONICS;

COESITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; ECLOGITE; GNEISS; PETROGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 33747515939     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.03.033     Document Type: Note

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