Age of initiation of the India-Asia collision in the East-Central Himalaya: A discussion

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 637-640

  Li, Xianghui ^a   Wang, Chengshan ^b   Luba, Jansa ^c   Hu, Xiumian ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 33748756796     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506165     Document Type: Note

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