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... Miocene ) and Siwalik Phase ( Plio - Pleistocene ) . Krishnan ( 1982 ) identified five phases of deformation in the Himalaya . The first movement took place in Upper Cretaceous , second in Upper Eocene , third in Middle Miocene ( most ...
... Miocene ) and Siwalik Phase ( Plio - Pleistocene ) . Krishnan ( 1982 ) identified five phases of deformation in the Himalaya . The first movement took place in Upper Cretaceous , second in Upper Eocene , third in Middle Miocene ( most ...
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A. K. Biyani. flora arrived in India during Oligocene - Miocene when Indian plate welded with Asian plate . Arcto - Tertiary flora became dominant in Miocene when land connection established with north after collision . The fossil ...
A. K. Biyani. flora arrived in India during Oligocene - Miocene when Indian plate welded with Asian plate . Arcto - Tertiary flora became dominant in Miocene when land connection established with north after collision . The fossil ...
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... Miocene or main Himalayan metamorphism is most strong as well as widely distributed one . Peak period of Himalayan metamorphism does not coincides with peak period of deformation this is explained either by plate thickening or plate ...
... Miocene or main Himalayan metamorphism is most strong as well as widely distributed one . Peak period of Himalayan metamorphism does not coincides with peak period of deformation this is explained either by plate thickening or plate ...
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Preface | 9 |
CHAPTER2 INDOGANGETIC PLAIN | 11 |
CHAPTER3 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF HIMALAYA | 19 |
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activities amphibolite Arunachal Pradesh basin beds belt Bhutan Biyani carbonate Central clay comprises contains Cretaceous crustal crystalline deformation Dehradun district dolomite Early earthquakes eastern Eocene evolution faults folds Formation fossils Ganga Garhwal Geol geological geosyncline glacial glaciers gneiss Gondwana granite Group Higher Himalaya Himachal Pradesh Himalaya Himalayan region India Indian plate Indus Suture Jammu and Kashmir Karakoram Kathmandu km depth km long km wide kmĀ³ Kohistan Krol Kumaun Ladakh lakes landslide large number Lesser Himalaya limestone located magmatic magnesite metamorphism minerals mountain movement Nappe Nepal northern ophiolitic orogenic Pakistan Palaeozoic pegmatite peninsular Permian phase phosphorite phyllite present Proterozoic quartzite reported rivers sandstone Satluj schist sediments seismic sequence shale shear Shimla Shyok Suture Sikkim Siwalik slates slope southern sq km stratigraphic structure Subathu subduction sulphide Suture Zone tectonic terrain Tertiary thick Thrust Tibet upliftment Upper Uttaranchal Vaikrita Valley Volcanics Yamuna Zanskar