SHRIMP U-Pb ages and depth of emplacement of Ladakh Batholith, Eastern Ladakh, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 490-503

  Singh, Sandeep ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Barley, Mark E ^b   Jain, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Andean type magmatism; Depth of emplacement; Himalaya; SHRIMP U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; BATHOLITH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPTH; DIORITE; EMPLACEMENT; EROSION; GRANODIORITE; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; SHRIMP DATING; SUTURE ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; LADAKH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947095608     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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