Isotopic characteristics of the Gurla Mandhata metamorphic core complex: Implications for the architecture of the Himalayan orogen

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 983-986

  Murphy, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Intracontinental deformation; Isotopes; Orogenic wedge

Indexed keywords

HIMALAYAN THRUST BELT; INTRACONTINENTAL DEFORMATION; OROGENIC WEDGE;

LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HIMALAYAN OROGENY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; LESSER HIMALAYAS;

EID: 37449013521     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23774A.1     Document Type: Article

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