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Towards resolving the metamorphic enigma of the Indian Plate in the NW Himalaya of Pakistan

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The Pakistan part of the Himalaya has major differences in tectonic evolution compared with the main Himalayan range to the east of the Nanga Parbat syntaxis. There is no equivalent of the Tethyan Himalaya sedimentary sequence south of the Indus–Tsangpo suture zone, no equivalent of the Main Central Thrust, and no Miocene metamorphism and leucogranite emplacement. The Kohistan Arc was thrust southward onto the leading edge of continental India. All rocks exposed to the south of the arc in the...

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10.1144/sp483-2019-22

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ORCID:
0000-0003-4076-9730
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Earth Sciences
Oxford college:
St Cross College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-6959-0462
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Earth Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-6904-6398
Publisher:
Geological Society of London Publisher's website
Journal:
Geological Society Special Publications Journal website
Volume:
483
Issue:
1
Pages:
255-279
Publication date:
2019-06-21
Acceptance date:
2019-05-01
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EISSN:
2041-4927
ISSN:
0305-8719
Language:
English
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pubs:1059121
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uuid:84f0a144-392f-4a73-90c7-015e765ddc00
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1059121
Deposit date:
2020-01-10

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