Evidence for pre-Cretaceous history and partial Neogene (19-9 Ma) reequilibration in the Karakorum (NW Himalayan Syntaxis) from 40Ar-39Ar amphibole dating

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 371-391

  Rolland, Yann ^a   Villa, Igor M ^b   Guillot, Stéphane ^c   Mahéo, Gweltaz ^d   Pêcher, Arnaud ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b Institut f Geologie   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Ar Ar dating; Himalaya; Karakorum; Ladakh

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE GROUP; BIOTITE; CRETACEOUS; DATING METHOD; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; NEOGENE;

EID: 33748074781     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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