Tectonic stacking of back-arc formations in the Thelichi section (Indus valley) of the Kohistan arc, northern Pakistan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-426

  Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Rehman, Hafiz Ur ^a   Kaneko, Yoshiyuki ^b,d   Kausar, Allah Bakhsh ^c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Geological Survey of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^d MEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Jaglot Group; Kohistan; Sedimentary structure; Volcanic structure

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BEDDING PLANE; COLLISION ZONE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

KOHISTAN;

EID: 78650547875     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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