Himalayan metamorphism and its tectonic implications

MJ Kohn - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The Himalayan range exposes a spectacular assemblage of metamorphic rocks from the
mid-and deep crust that have fostered numerous models of how the crust responds to …

Stacking and metamorphism of continuous segments of subducted lithosphere in a high-pressure wedge: the example of Alpine Corsica (France)

AV Brovarone, O Beyssac, J Malavieille, G Molli… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Alpine Corsica consists of a stack of variably metamorphosed units of continental and Tethys-
derived rocks. It represents an excellent example of high-pressure (HP) orogenic belt, such …

Classification and carbon structural transformation from anthracite to natural coaly graphite by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and HRTEM

K Li, Q Liu, H Cheng, M Hu, S Zhang - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low-weight components of coal macromolecule were subjected to pyrolysis and
condensation when magmatic rock intruded into coal measure, eventually, the residual …

Extending the applicability of the Raman carbonaceous‐material geothermometer using data from contact metamorphic rocks

M Aoya, Y Kouketsu, S Endo, H Shimizu… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The degree of graphitization of carbonaceous material (CM) has been widely used as an
indicator of metamorphic grade. Previous work has demonstrated that peak metamorphic …

Defining the Himalayan main central thrust in Nepal

MP Searle, RD Law, L Godin, KP Larson… - Journal of the …, 2008 - lyellcollection.org
An inverted metamorphic field gradient associated with a crustal-scale south-vergent thrust
fault, the Main Central Thrust, has been recognized along the Himalaya for over 100 years …

Raman spectroscopic carbonaceous material thermometry of low-grade metamorphic rocks: Calibration and application to tectonic exhumation in Crete, Greece

JM Rahl, KM Anderson, MT Brandon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2005 - Elsevier
We present new Raman spectra data of carbonaceous material (CM) to extend the range of
the Raman spectra of CM thermometer (RSCM) to temperatures as low as 100° C. Previous …

Exhumation, crustal deformation, and thermal structure of the Nepal Himalaya derived from the inversion of thermochronological and thermobarometric data and …

F Herman, P Copeland, JP Avouac… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Two end‐member kinematic models of crustal shortening across the Himalaya are currently
debated: one assumes localized thrusting along a single major thrust fault, the Main …

Characterization of insoluble organic matter in primitive meteorites by microRaman spectroscopy

H Busemann, MOD Alexander… - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We have analyzed the chemically and isotopically well‐characterized insoluble organic
matter (IOM) extracted from 51 unequilibrated chondrites (8 CR, 9 CM, 1 CI, 3 ungrouped C …

Tectonic evolution of the Himalayan thrust belt in western Nepal: Implications for channel flow models

DM Robinson, PG DeCelles… - Geological Society of …, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present a new geologic map of western Nepal and three balanced regional cross
sections in the Himalayan thrust belt. The minimum shortening between the South Tibetan …

Recycling of graphite during Himalayan erosion: A geological stabilization of carbon in the crust

V Galy, O Beyssac, C France-Lanord, T Eglinton - Science, 2008 - science.org
At geological time scales, the role of continental erosion in the organic carbon (OC) cycle is
determined by the balance between recent OC burial and petrogenic OC oxidation …