Himalayan Geology: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Symposium Held in Calcutta During October 1963 |
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... metamorphic minerals like kyanite indicate a higher grade of metamorphism . The rocks dip towards Ñ . 30 ° -40 ° E. direction . Quartz veins have intruded along some of the schistose planes . At some places the tongues of intrusive ...
... metamorphic minerals like kyanite indicate a higher grade of metamorphism . The rocks dip towards Ñ . 30 ° -40 ° E. direction . Quartz veins have intruded along some of the schistose planes . At some places the tongues of intrusive ...
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... metamorphic rocks are found with intruded granites on the peaks of central Himalaya . Some of these granites are of Tertiary and pre - Tertiary in age . The age of the metamorphic rocks is not known . These are called as Vaikrita ...
... metamorphic rocks are found with intruded granites on the peaks of central Himalaya . Some of these granites are of Tertiary and pre - Tertiary in age . The age of the metamorphic rocks is not known . These are called as Vaikrita ...
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... metamorphic series and not of the Krol . These formations have been named as Chandra - Bhaga series . It consists of ... metamorphic series of rocks exposed all along the valley . In view of this characteristic association and high grade ...
... metamorphic series and not of the Krol . These formations have been named as Chandra - Bhaga series . It consists of ... metamorphic series of rocks exposed all along the valley . In view of this characteristic association and high grade ...
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Chowdhury and B Das Sharma | 9 |
vi Traverses in the Himalaya of U P A Ranga Rao | 31 |
ii Geomorphology and the Himalayas P C Hazra and B N Raina | 47 |
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Alaknanda alluvium anticline Auden bands basin belt Bhagirathi biotite Blaini boulder bed carbonaceous Chails Chandpur chlorite clay colour conglomerate correlation Cretaceous deposits dolomite east exposed fault felspars flysch folded foliation foothills formations fossils Ganga Garhwal geochemical Geol Geological Survey geologists geophysical glacial glacier gneiss granite grey Himalaya indicate Indus flysch Jaunsars Jutogh Kalagarh Karewas Kashmir Krol Ladakh Larji limestone lithological Lower Siwalik Mandhali Mandi mapping metamorphic metres Middle Siwalik migmatites mineral mineralisation moraines Nagthat nappe nodules occur orogeny outcrops overlain overlying Panjal peaks pebbles phyllites Pleistocene Pradesh present Punjab purple quartz quartzite Ramganga region river salt sandstones schistose schists sediments seismic sequence shales Shali Simla Simla slates Siwalik snout Spiti stratigraphic structures Subathu Surv Survey of India Sutlej syncline tectonic terraces Tertiary thick thrust plane tion unconformity Upper Siwalik upto valley volcanic zone