Deformation thermometry based on quartz c-axis fabrics and recrystallization microstructures: A review
RD Law - Journal of structural Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
For quartz-rich tectonites two types of deformation thermometer are currently commonly
employed: 1) The quartz c-axis fabric opening-angle thermometer that provides an estimate …
employed: 1) The quartz c-axis fabric opening-angle thermometer that provides an estimate …
Vorticity analysis in shear zones: a review of methods and applications
P Xypolias - Journal of structural Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Quantitative vorticity analyses in naturally deformed rocks are essential for studying the
kinematics of flow in shear zones and can be performed using a range of methods, which …
kinematics of flow in shear zones and can be performed using a range of methods, which …
20 years of geological mapping of the metamorphic core across Central and Eastern Himalayas
The largest crystalline unit representing the mid-crust in the Himalayan belt is the Greater
Himalayan Sequence (GHS) which stretches all over the 2400 km of length of the belt. The …
Himalayan Sequence (GHS) which stretches all over the 2400 km of length of the belt. The …
How does the mid-crust accommodate deformation in large, hot collisional orogens? A review of recent research in the Himalayan orogen
The presence of hot, weak crust is a central component of recent hypotheses that seek to
explain the evolution of continent-continent collisions, and in particular may play an …
explain the evolution of continent-continent collisions, and in particular may play an …
Pressure–temperature–time–deformation path of kyanite-bearing migmatitic paragneiss in the Kali Gandaki valley (Central Nepal): Investigation of Late Eocene–Early …
Kyanite-bearing migmatitic paragneiss of the lower Greater Himalayan Sequence (GHS) in
the Kali Gandaki transect (Central Himalaya) was investigated. In spite of the intense …
the Kali Gandaki transect (Central Himalaya) was investigated. In spite of the intense …
Late Oligocene high‐temperature shear zones in the core of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (Lower Dolpo, western Nepal)
A high‐temperature shear zone, Toijem shear zone, with a top‐to‐the‐SW sense of shear
affects the core of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (HHC) in western Nepal. The shear …
affects the core of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (HHC) in western Nepal. The shear …
[HTML][HTML] Testing erosional and kinematic drivers of exhumation in the central Himalaya
This study investigates the influence of fault geometry, kinematics, and displacement on the
exhumation history of the central Himalaya using geologic mapping constraints, a new …
exhumation history of the central Himalaya using geologic mapping constraints, a new …
Orogen‐parallel ductile extension and extrusion of the Greater Himalaya in the late Oligocene and Miocene
Z Xu, Q Wang, A Pêcher, F Liang, X Qi, Z Cai, H Li… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Predominant stretching structures in the Greater Himalayan Crystalline Complex (GHC)
trend perpendicular to the belt and are linked to the southward exhumation or emplacement …
trend perpendicular to the belt and are linked to the southward exhumation or emplacement …
Reconciling Himalayan midcrustal discontinuities: the Main Central thrust system
The occurrence of thrust-sense tectonometamorphic discontinuities within the exhumed
Himalayan metamorphic core can be explained as part of the Main Central thrust system …
Himalayan metamorphic core can be explained as part of the Main Central thrust system …
U-Pb zircon geochronology of major lithologic units in the eastern Himalaya: Implications for the origin and assembly of Himalayan rocks
Abstract Models for the origin and deformation of Himalayan rocks are dependent upon
geometric and age relationships between major units. We present field mapping and U-Pb …
geometric and age relationships between major units. We present field mapping and U-Pb …