Structure and evolution of the Himalaya–Tibet orogenic belt

Claude J. Allègre; Vincent Courtillot; P. Tapponnier; A. Hirn; Maurice Mattauer; C. Coulon; Jean‐Jacques Jaeger; J. Achache; Urs Schärer; J. Marcoux; Jean‐Pierre Burg; J. Girardeau; Rolando Armijo; Clément Gariépy; C. Göpel; Li Tindong; Xiao Xuchang; Chang Chenfa; Li Guangqin; Lin Baoyu; Jiwen Teng; Wang Naiwen; Guoming Chen; Han Tonglin; Wang Xibin; Den Wanming; Sheng Huaibin; Cao Yougong; Zhou Ji; Qiu Hongrong; Bao Peisheng; Wang Songchan; Wang Bixiang; Zhou Yaoxiu; Xu Ronghua

doi:10.1038/307017a0

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GeologyGondwanaSubductionFibrous jointCretaceousPaleontologyPermianBlock (permutation group theory)Accretion (finance)Mantle (geology)Continental crustContinental marginSeismologyTectonics

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 307
Issue: 5946
Pages: 17-22
Citations: 1031
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                                    Claude J. Allègre, 
                                
                                    Vincent Courtillot, 
                                
                                    P. Tapponnier
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1984). 
                            Structure and evolution of the Himalaya–Tibet orogenic belt. 
                            Nature
                            , 307
                            (5946)
                            , 17-22.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/307017a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/307017a0