Travertine deposits from along the South Tibetan fault system near Nyalam, Tibet

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 753-765

  Zentmyer, R ^a   Myrow, P M ^b   Newell, D L ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Himalayas; Sr 87 Sr 86; Tibet; Travertine

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; TEXTURES;

CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; DEPOSITIONAL TEXTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID INTERACTIONS; HIMALAYAS; PALAEOTEMPERATURES; TIBET; TRAVERTINE;

LIMESTONE;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DEGASSING; DEPOSITION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOTEMPERATURE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRAVERTINE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; NYALAM; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG;

EID: 53949106734     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808005323     Document Type: Article

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