Magma ponding in the Karakoram shear zone, Ladakh, NW India

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 278-285

  Weinberg, Roberto F ^a   Mark, Geordie ^a,b   Reichardt, Henning ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Haywood Securities Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Karakoram; Leucogranite; Magma emplacement; Magma transport; Shear zone; Sheeted complex; Strain shadow

Indexed keywords

KARAKORAM; LEUCOGRANITE; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA TRANSPORT; SHEAR ZONE; SHEETED COMPLEX;

PONDING;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

EMPLACEMENT; LEUCOGRANITE; MAGMATISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PARTIAL MELTING; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARAKORAM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69949139973     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26358.1     Document Type: Article

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