Deformation and tectonic evolution of the Karakorum fault, western Tibet

Geology in China

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-255

  Li, Hai Bing ^a,c   Valli, Franck ^b   Xu, Zhi Qin ^a   Yang, Jing Sui ^a   Tapponnier, Paul ^b   Lacassin, Robin ^b   Chen, Song Yong ^a   Qi, Xue Xiang ^a   Chevalier, Marie Luce ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cumulative ofiset; Ductile shear zone; Karakorum fault; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Slip rate; Synkinematic granite

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; EXTRUSION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; GNEISS; INDIAN PLATE; LEUCOGRANITE; MYLONITE; MYLONITIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ASIA; AYILA RIGYU MOUNTAINS; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KARAKORAM FAULT ZONE; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH ASIA; XIZANG;

EID: 33846057474     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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