Palaeomagnetic estimates of crustal shortening in the Himalayan thrusts and Zangbo suture

This article reports new palaeomagnetic results from precisely-dated late Palaeocene limestones from the former northern margin of the Indian subcontinent, now in Tibet, between the major Himalayan thrusts and the India–Tibet suture zone. Convergence in the suture and intracontinental thrusting can...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1984-10, Vol.311 (5987), p.621-626
Hauptverfasser:	Besse, J., Courtillot, V., Pozzi, J. P., Westphal, M., Zhou, Y. X.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Geochronology Humanities and Social Sciences Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology Marine multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary) Tectonics. Structural geology. Plate tectonics
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