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Page 427
... lower boundaries of this belt are well marked by its lithology and relief . This belt attains a thickness of 500 m in the front of the nappe ( especially at the southern slopes of the Nuptse and Lhotse ) , but at the western foot of the ...
... lower boundaries of this belt are well marked by its lithology and relief . This belt attains a thickness of 500 m in the front of the nappe ( especially at the southern slopes of the Nuptse and Lhotse ) , but at the western foot of the ...
Page 454
... lower crystalline sheet and its lower boundaries are cut by a transverse fault and the Okhaldhunga thrust . The group consists of montonous alternations of pelitic and psammitic phyllites and of some quartzites . The greenish phyllites ...
... lower crystalline sheet and its lower boundaries are cut by a transverse fault and the Okhaldhunga thrust . The group consists of montonous alternations of pelitic and psammitic phyllites and of some quartzites . The greenish phyllites ...
Page 598
... Lower Himalayan formations occur under the higher thrust sheets ( Fig . 2 ) . The main divisions are : Lower Himalayan Formations : Siwalik Diuri Boulder Slate Gondwana , Thungsing Quartizite Buxa Formation , Paro Formation ? Age Mid ...
... Lower Himalayan formations occur under the higher thrust sheets ( Fig . 2 ) . The main divisions are : Lower Himalayan Formations : Siwalik Diuri Boulder Slate Gondwana , Thungsing Quartizite Buxa Formation , Paro Formation ? Age Mid ...
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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