The structural geometry, metamorphic and magmatic evolution of the Everest massif, Nepal and South Tibet
Two large scale, low-angle, north-dipping normal faults cut through the Everest massif, both faults being part of the South Tibetan Detachment (STD) system bounding the top of the southward extruding High Himalayan crustal wedge (Searle, 1999). The lower fault, the Lhotse detachment (LD) separates s...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2001
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