Paleomagnetic discussion of when and where India and Asia initially collided

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2045-2058

  Huang, Bao Chun ^a   Chen, Jun Shan ^a   Yi, Zhi Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Himalayas; Indian and Asian continents; Initial collision; Lhasa Block; Paleogeography; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GONDWANA; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; SOLID EARTH; UPLIFT;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; LHASA; XIZANG;

EID: 79957863126     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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