Telescoping of isotherms beneath the South Tibetan Detachment System, Mount Everest Massif

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1569-1594

  Law, R D ^a   Jessup, M J ^b   Searle, M P ^c   Francsis, M K ^a   Waters, D J ^c   Cottle, J M ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation temperatures; Detachment; Mount Everest; Quartz fabrics; Strain; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; DEFORMATION TEMPERATURES; DETACHMENT; DIFFERENTIAL FLOWS; GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; LOCAL TRANSPORT; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MOUNT EVEREST; OPENING ANGLE; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; RECRYSTALLIZED GRAINS; THERMAL FIELD; TIBETANS; VERTICAL SAMPLING;

DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; ISOTHERMS; MOUNTINGS; QUARTZ; STRAIN RATE;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; FLOW PATTERN; FOOTWALL; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ VEIN; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

HIMALAYAS; KHUMBU HIMAL; MOUNT EVEREST;

EID: 80054847386     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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