Geochronological and petrological constraints for tectonic evolution of the Central Greater Himalayan sequence in the Kharta area, Southern Tibet

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-230

  Liu, Yan ^a,b   Siebel, Wolfgang ^a,b,c   Massonne, Hans Joachim ^a,b,d   Xiao, Xuchang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; FAULT; FOLDING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANITE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAMORPHISM; PALEOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SILLIMANITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; MOUNT EVEREST; XIZANG;

EID: 33947286278     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510806     Document Type: Article

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