From cessation of south-directed mid-crust extrusion to onset of orogen-parallel extension, NW Nepal Himalaya

From cessation of south-directed mid-crust extrusion to onset of orogen-parallel extension, NW Nepal Himalaya

Field mapping and, structural, microstructural, and chronological analyses confirm the existence of a segment of the Gurla-Mandhata-Humla fault, an orogen-parallel strike-slip dominated shear zone in the upper Karnali valley of northwestern Nepal. This shear zone forms the upper contact of, and cuts...

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Main Author: NAGY, CARL
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Tectonics
Geochronology
Himalaya
Thermochronology
Geology
Microstructure
Structural Geology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7509

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http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7509

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