Greater India's northern margin prior to its collision with Asia

Basin Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-84

  Ali, J R ^a   Aitchison, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOMETRY; GRABEN; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFT ZONE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; INDIA;

EID: 84892493401     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bre.12040     Document Type: Article

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