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... Miocene there was little relative movement of the plates and was mainly a phase of isostatic balance . Thrusting occurred during the Early Miocene to Mid - Miocene , and the Himalaya achieved their maximum height during this time . On ...
... Miocene there was little relative movement of the plates and was mainly a phase of isostatic balance . Thrusting occurred during the Early Miocene to Mid - Miocene , and the Himalaya achieved their maximum height during this time . On ...
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... Miocene granites , Neogene and Quaternary relief entities to the nappe structure . The nappes of the East Nepal Himalaya are of relief type . This character is conspicuously noticeable in the nappes formed due to Quaternary thrusting ...
... Miocene granites , Neogene and Quaternary relief entities to the nappe structure . The nappes of the East Nepal Himalaya are of relief type . This character is conspicuously noticeable in the nappes formed due to Quaternary thrusting ...
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... Miocene periods , but the tectonic initiation might have taken place earlier ( Eocene ) . According to Fuchs and Frank ( 1970 , p . 577 ) , the movements giving rise to nappes and thrusts may have lasted till the Middle Miocene . In the ...
... Miocene periods , but the tectonic initiation might have taken place earlier ( Eocene ) . According to Fuchs and Frank ( 1970 , p . 577 ) , the movements giving rise to nappes and thrusts may have lasted till the Middle Miocene . In the ...
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The Central Himalayan Gneisses in Northern Pakistan | 1 |
LowPressure Metamorphism in a Regionally Metamorphic | 49 |
The Aureole Zone and Metasediments of Dhauladhar Chaori Khas H P | 75 |
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Almora amphibolite andalusite anticline assemblages augen gneiss axes axial plane axis Barun bedding belt Berinag Bhutan biotite Buxa Central Crystallines Chail Chail Nappes chlorite Chomolongma crenulation cleavage Darjeeling developed diagram eastern fabric facies faults feldspar folds foliation Formation fractures Fuchs Gansser Garhwal Garhwal Himalaya garnet Geol Geology girdle gneiss Gondwana grade grains granite gneiss Group Himalaya India isograd Jour Jutogh Khola Khumbu Kumaun kyanite Lesser Himalaya limestone lithological lower Main Central Thrust Makalu Massif mesoscopic metasediments mica schist micaceous migmatites mineral lineation muscovite mylonitic nappe Nepal occur orientation parallel pelitic Phaplu phase of deformation phyllites plagioclase porphyroblasts Pradesh Precambrian quartz quartzite reaction regional metamorphism rocks S₂ Saklani schist schistosity sedimentary sediments sequence sericite shear sillimanite Simla Siwalik Siyom slates staurolite stratigraphic strike-slip structural Surv syncline tectonic temperature Tethyan texture Thimpu thrust sheet thrust zone tourmaline trend upper Vaikrita Valdiya valley