Oligocene-Miocene middle crustal flow in southern Tibet: Geochronology of Mabja Dome

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 268, Issue , 2006, Pages 445-469

  Lee, Jeff ^a   McClelland, W ^b   Wang, Yu ^c   Blythe, A ^d   McWilliams, M ^e  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

MICAS;

EID: 33846392979     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.268.01.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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