Detrital zircon evidence from Burma for reorganization of the eastern Himalayan rivers system

American Journal of Science

Volumn 308, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 618-638

  Liang, Yu Hsuan ^a   Chung, Sun Lin ^a   Liu, Dunyi ^b   Xu, Yigang ^c   Wu, Fu Yuan ^d   Yang, Jin Hui ^d   Wang, Yanbin ^b   Lo, Ching Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EROSION; FAULT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIOCENE; RIVER SYSTEM; SANDSTONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ASIA; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; IRRAWADDY RIVER; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; XIZANG;

EID: 50249098119     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/04.2008.08     Document Type: Article

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