Initial geometry of western Himalaya and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic evolution

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 557-564

  Guillot, Stéphane ^a   Replumaz, Anne ^b   Hattori, Kéiko H ^c   Strzerzynski, Pierre ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Subduction geometry; Tectonics; UHP metamorphism

Indexed keywords

BENDING; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DIP; EURASIAN PLATE; FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD; INDIAN PLATE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; P-T-T PATH; SHAPE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34247178406     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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