Possible location for underthrusting front of the Indus continent: Constraints from helium isotope of the geothermal gas in southern Tibet and eastern Tibet

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 482-493

  Hou, Zengqian ^a   Li, Zhenqing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal gas; Helium isotope; Indus continent; Underthrusting front

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; UNDERPLATING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; XIZANG;

EID: 8644262196     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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