Age and Tectonic Evolution of the Amdo Basement: Implications for Development of the Tibetan Plateau and Gondwana Paleogeography

The elucidation of the geologic processes that led to the creation of the Tibetan Plateau, a large area of thick crust and high elevation, is a fundamental question in geology. This study provides new data and insight on the geologic history of central Tibet in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, prior to...

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Main Author: Guynn, Jerome
Other Authors: Kapp, Paul
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195951