Himalayan Orogen and Global TectonicsAnshu K. Sinha |
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Himalayan Mountain Building and the | 3 |
Chapter | 9 |
PreAlpine and Alpine Orogenic Phases in | 19 |
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activity Asia associated basic basin belt blocks boundary Central Chang close collision complex continent continental Cretaceous crust crustal Crystalline deformation deposits developed Early Earth east eastern Eocene et al evolution extends facies farther fault Figure fold fold belt followed formation formed Fuchs Gansser Garhwal Geol Geology gneisses granites Group Himalaya Indian indicate Indus island Kaghan Karakoram Kashmir Ladakh Lamayuru Late Lesser Himalaya limestone lineament Lower Main major margin marks masses massif mélange Mesozoic metamorphism mountain movements nappe northern obducted occur oceanic ophiolites orogenic Pakistan Paleozoic Permian phase plate plateau platform Pleistocene present quartzites range region represent resulted River rocks schist sedimentary sediments segment sequence shale slates South southern stage stratigraphic structural subduction suture zone tectonic Tertiary thick Thrust Tibet Tibetan units uplift Upper valley volcanics western Zanskar