Geologic correlation of the Himalayan orogen and Indian craton: Part 2. Structural geology, geochronology, and tectonic evolution of the eastern Himalaya

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 360-395

  Yin, An ^a,b   Dubey, C S ^c   Kelty, T K ^d   Webb, A A G ^a   Harrison, T M ^a   Chou, C Y ^a   Célérier, Julien ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COMBINED EFFECT; CRUSTAL THICKENINGS; EARLY PALEOZOIC; FIELD MAPPING; GEOLOGIC CROSS SECTIONS; GEOLOGIC INFORMATION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIMALAYAN OROGEN; HIMALAYAS; IN-SITU; INDIAN CRATON; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; MASS EXCHANGE; MOUNTAIN BELTS; NORTHEASTERN INDIA; STUDY AREAS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TIBETAN CRUST; U-PB ZIRCON;

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; LEAD; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CENOZOIC; COLLISION ZONE; CRATON; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAPPING; OROGENY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THRUST; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 77950988609     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26461.1     Document Type: Article

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