Late Oligocene high-temperature shear zones in the core of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (Lower Dolpo, western Nepal)

Tectonics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Carosi, R ^a   Montomoli, C ^a   Rubatto, D ^b   Visona D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; KYANITE DEPOSITS; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INITIAL ACTIVITY; LATE OLIGOCENE; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; SHEAR ZONE; TIBETANS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CORE (PLANETARY); CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXHUMATION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KYANITE; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; OLIGOCENE; P-T CONDITIONS; SHEAR ZONE; SILLIMANITE;

NEPAL;

EID: 77956286882     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008TC002400     Document Type: Article

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