Kinematic evolution of the eastern Tethyan Himalaya: Constraints from magnetic fabric and structural properties of the Triassic flysch in SE Tibet

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 349, Issue , 2011, Pages 99-121

  Antolín, Borja ^a   Appel, Erwin ^a   Montomoli, Chiara ^b   Dunkl, István ^c   Ding, Lin ^d   Gloaguen, Richard ^e   Bay, Rachida El ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLYSCH; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TETHYS; THRUST FAULT; TRIASSIC;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; XIZANG;

EID: 79951492243     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP349.6     Document Type: Article

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