CAUSE AND EFFECT AMONG THRUST AND NORMAL FAULTING, ANATECTIC MELTING AND EXHUMATION IN THE HIMALAYA

The transition from compression to extension in a regime of overall convergence in a narrow mountain belt requires a change with time in at least one of the following: horizontal normal stress applied to the belt by its surroundings; the distribution of shear traction on the base of the belt; the co...

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Main Authors: England, P, Molnar, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society, London; Special Publication, 74 1993