755 756 Acknowledgments 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 This research was supported through a Natural Science and Engineering Research Council <strong>of</strong> Canada Discovery grant to L. Godin and Canada Graduate Scholarship to K. Larson. Discussion in <strong>the</strong> field with Dawn Kellett helped elucidate <strong>the</strong> geologic complexities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> map area. The Late Pasang Tamang, Nurbu Tamang, Pardap Tamang, Lakpa Tamang, Ngima Tamang, and Mangale Sherestsa are thanked for logistic support. S.T. Johnston and R.A. Price helped improve early versions <strong>of</strong> this paper. Reviews by M.P. Searle, R.D. Law, A.J. Martin, and an anonymous reviewer enhanced <strong>the</strong> final version <strong>of</strong> this manuscript. N. Portelance performed copy-editing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> manuscript. 36
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