The role of extension during the evolution of the NW Indian Himalaya

The evolution of most orogens typically records cogenetic shortening and extension. Pervasive normal faulting in an orogen, however, has been related to late syn- and post-collisional stages of mountain building with shortening focused along the peripheral sectors of the orogen. While extensional pr...

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Main Author: Hintersberger, Esther
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2013
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-66179
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6617/