Structural and geochronological evidence for the leading edge of the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex in the central Nepal Himalaya

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 483-495

  Webb, A Alexander G ^a   Schmitt, Axel K ^b   He, Dian ^a   Weigand, Eric L ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Collisional tectonics; Main Central thrust; South Tibet detachment; Tectonic wedging

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONAL TECTONICS; CRYSTALLINE CORE; FIELD GRADIENT; GREATER HIMALAYAN CRYSTALLINE COMPLEX; HIMALAYAN OROGEN; HIMALAYAS; KATHMANDU; KINEMATIC MODEL; LEADING EDGE; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; MIDDLE MIOCENE; SHEAR ZONE; SOUTH TIBET DETACHMENT; THREE-LAYER; TUNNELING MODELS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; MICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

TECTONICS;

COLLISION ZONE; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HANGING WALL; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

HIMALAYAS; LESSER HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 79953041518     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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