Title: Isotopic characteristics of the Gurla Mandhata metamorphic core complex: Implications for the architecture of the Himalayan orogen
Abstract: Research Article| November 01, 2007 Isotopic characteristics of the Gurla Mandhata metamorphic core complex: Implications for the architecture of the Himalayan orogen Michael A. Murphy Michael A. Murphy 1Geosciences Department, University of Houston, 312 Science and Research Building 1, Houston, Texas 77204-5007, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Michael A. Murphy 1Geosciences Department, University of Houston, 312 Science and Research Building 1, Houston, Texas 77204-5007, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 15 Feb 2007 Revision Received: 20 Jun 2007 Accepted: 23 Jun 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 The Geological Society of America, Inc. Geology (2007) 35 (11): 983–986. https://doi.org/10.1130/G23774A.1 Article history Received: 15 Feb 2007 Revision Received: 20 Jun 2007 Accepted: 23 Jun 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Michael A. Murphy; Isotopic characteristics of the Gurla Mandhata metamorphic core complex: Implications for the architecture of the Himalayan orogen. Geology 2007;; 35 (11): 983–986. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G23774A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Isotopic data from the Gurla Mandhata metamorphic core complex provide insight on the character of rocks exposed within it and permit possible correlations of these rocks to those exposed in the Himalayan thrust belt. Whole-rock Sr and Nd isotopic analyses show that rock units in the metamorphic core have isotopic signatures that correlate to those of Greater and Lesser Himalayan rocks exposed in the foreland. These data are the first to document Lesser Himalayan rocks north of the Higher Himalayan physiographic zone. When combined with previously published structural reconstructions of the Himalayan orogen, these data reveal a crustal architecture that requires significant uplift of Lesser Himalayan rocks in the hinterland with respect to their position in the foreland, a greater amount of underthrusting of the Lesser Himalayan rocks, and more shortening in the hinterland within the Tethyan Himalaya physiographic zone than currently estimated. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
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