Growth of the Namche Barwa Syntaxis and associated evolution of the Tsangpo Gorge: Constraints from structural and thermochronological data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 451, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 282-289

  Seward, Diane ^a   Burg, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Himalaya syntaxis; Namche Barwa; Thermochronology; Tsangpo

Indexed keywords

APATITE; DOME; FAULT; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDENTATION; INDIAN PLATE; SUTURE ZONE; TERTIARY; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON;

ASIA; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; NAMJAGBARWA FENG; XIZANG;

EID: 41249092623     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.057     Document Type: Article

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