Episodic gravitational collapse and migration of the mountain chain during orogenic roll-on in the Himalayas

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 651-666

  Bell, T H ^a   Sapkota, J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

India under Tibet; Motion of Eurasia; Pressure history from core isopleths; Relative plate motion from FIAs; Shear sense history; Timing India's collision; Tracking rocks through orogens

Indexed keywords

EURASIA; INDIA UNDER TIBET; OROGENS; PLATE MOTIONS; PRESSURE HISTORY; TIMING INDIA'S COLLISION;

GARNETS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MANGANESE; RECYCLING; STARS;

ROCKS;

DISPLACEMENT; EPISODIC EVENT; FOLDING; GARNET; INDIAN PLATE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MYLONITIZATION; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; PLATE MOTION; PORPHYROBLAST; SHEAR STRAIN; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EURASIA; INDIA;

EID: 84864861489     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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