Exhumation history of the NW Indian Himalaya revealed by fission track and 40Ar/39Ar ages
January 1, 2011
New fission track and Ar/Ar geochronological data provide time constraints on the exhumation history of the Himalayan nappes in the Mandi (Beas valley) — Tso Morari transect of the NW Indian Himalaya. Results from this and previous studies suggest that the SW-directed North Himalayan nappes were emplaced by detachment from the underthrusted upper Indian crust by 55 Ma and metamorphosed by ca. 48–40 Ma. The nappe stack was subsequently exhumed to shallow upper crustal depths (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Title | Exhumation history of the NW Indian Himalaya revealed by fission track and 40Ar/39Ar ages |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.06.008 |
| Authors | Micha Schlup, Albrecht Steck, Andrew Carter, Michael Cosca, Jean-Luc Epard, Johannes Hunziker |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Journal of Asian Earth Sciences |
| Index ID | 70003560 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center; Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center |