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... BOUNDARIES The Lesser Himalaya is demarcated against the Siwalik subprovince by what is commonly described as the " Main Boundary Fault " . But in actuality the M. B.F. , originally defined as the tectonic feature separating the Siwalik ...
... BOUNDARIES The Lesser Himalaya is demarcated against the Siwalik subprovince by what is commonly described as the " Main Boundary Fault " . But in actuality the M. B.F. , originally defined as the tectonic feature separating the Siwalik ...
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... Boundary . Fault . ( Thrust ) SIWALIK UNIT fold ( Dharan Bazar Formation ) fold structure + local imbrication ( local marginal faults ) piedmont cones , terraces , alluvium The trace of the Main Boundary Thrust at the confluence of Arun ...
... Boundary . Fault . ( Thrust ) SIWALIK UNIT fold ( Dharan Bazar Formation ) fold structure + local imbrication ( local marginal faults ) piedmont cones , terraces , alluvium The trace of the Main Boundary Thrust at the confluence of Arun ...
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... Boundary Fault Main Central Thrust 0 300 km 30 Lhasa . 85 ° Brahma 90 ° 95 ° 25 ° Fig . 1. Location map of the study area in the regional tectonic frame of the Himalaya ( after Gansser , 1964 ; Sinha Roy , 1976a ) . and Trans - Axial ...
... Boundary Fault Main Central Thrust 0 300 km 30 Lhasa . 85 ° Brahma 90 ° 95 ° 25 ° Fig . 1. Location map of the study area in the regional tectonic frame of the Himalaya ( after Gansser , 1964 ; Sinha Roy , 1976a ) . and Trans - Axial ...
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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