The metamorphism and exhumation of the Himalayan metamorphic core, eastern Garhwal region, India

Tectonics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Spencer, Christopher J ^a,b   Harris, Ron A ^a   Dorais, Michael J ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE;

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION; DUCTILE FLOW; DUCTILE STRUCTURES; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; HIMALAYAS; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; METAMORPHIC PRESSURE; NORMAL FAULTS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHEATH FOLD; SUPER-CRITICAL; TECTONIC BOUNDARIES; TIBETANS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TECTONIC SETTING;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84856690526     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010TC002853     Document Type: Article

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