Himalayan Orogen and Global TectonicsAnshu K. Sinha |
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... Cambrian ( 1700-540 Ma ) Late Cambrian to Middle Ordo- vician Caledonian Granite and Granodiorite Mica Granite 700 - Ma Tonnu Kentei Khangai ( a ) Granite 700 Ma ( b ) Granite 800 Ma ( c ) Granite 900 Ma Baikal - Sayan ( a ) Granite 700 ...
... Cambrian ( 1700-540 Ma ) Late Cambrian to Middle Ordo- vician Caledonian Granite and Granodiorite Mica Granite 700 - Ma Tonnu Kentei Khangai ( a ) Granite 700 Ma ( b ) Granite 800 Ma ( c ) Granite 900 Ma Baikal - Sayan ( a ) Granite 700 ...
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... cambrian , Paleozoic , Mesozoic sediments and basic rocks , which were laid over the granite - metamorphic layer of Riphean age ( 800-520 Ma ) . This fold belt witnessed intrusions of acid igneous rock and migmatism ( 730-581 , 494 and ...
... cambrian , Paleozoic , Mesozoic sediments and basic rocks , which were laid over the granite - metamorphic layer of Riphean age ( 800-520 Ma ) . This fold belt witnessed intrusions of acid igneous rock and migmatism ( 730-581 , 494 and ...
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... Cambrian witnessed greater diversification in life . The trilobites , brachiopods , gastropods , poriferids etc. made their appearance . It is towards the Upper Cambrian that the Xiangkian orogenic event ( Wang , 1986 ) led to ...
... Cambrian witnessed greater diversification in life . The trilobites , brachiopods , gastropods , poriferids etc. made their appearance . It is towards the Upper Cambrian that the Xiangkian orogenic event ( Wang , 1986 ) led to ...
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Acharyya Asia basement basin blocks Cambrian Carboniferous Central Crystalline collision Cretaceous crustal deformation Dehra Dun deposits Early Paleozoic Earth earthquakes eastern Eocene evolution facies fault flysch fold belt formation Fuchs Gansser Garhwal Geol gneisses Gondwana granites Himalaya Indian plate Indian shield Indus Suture Zone island arc Jurassic Kaghan valley Karakoram Kashmir Kohistan Krol Ladakh Late Paleozoic Lesser Himalaya limestone lineament Lower magmatic Main Central Thrust mantle mélange Mesozoic metamorphism micro-plate molasse Molnar nappe northern NW Himalaya oceanic crust ophiolites orogenic Pakistan Paleocene Paleozoic Pande Panjal Permian phase plate tectonics plateau platform plutonic Precambrian Proterozoic quartzites range region ridge rocks schist sedimentary sediments segment seismic sequence shale shear Shillong massif Shyok Sinha Siwalik slates South southern Spongtang stratigraphic structural suture Tertiary Tethyan Tethys thick Tibet Tibetan Triassic Tsangpo unconformity units uplift Upper volcanics Wadia y²+z² Zangbo Zanskar