A plate tectonic view from the top of the world

New U–Pb calcite geochronological analysis of shear veins in specimens collected from the summit pyramid of Mount Everest demonstrate that upper crustal deformation recorded in those rocks is Himalayan in age and was ongoing at 45.0 ± 5.4 Ma. This deformation precedes movement along the adjacent Qom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Terra nova (Oxford, England) England), 2022-06, Vol.34 (3), p.224-230
Hauptverfasser:	Larson, Kyle P., Cottle, John M., Kylander‐Clark, Andrew, Lageson, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Calcite Deformation Eocene Metamorphism Paleoceanography Plate tectonics Rock Rocks Tectonics
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